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prairie post Fur Trade, Hist. 
a trading post established on the prairie (def. 2a).
See also: prairie (def. 2a)
- 1908 When it is remembered that, in the old buffalo days, the daily ration per head at the company's prairie posts was eight pounds of fresh meat, which was all eaten, its equivalent being two pounds of pemmican, the enormity of this Gargantuan feast may be imagined.
- 1908 When it is remembered that, in the old buffalo days, the daily ration per head at the company's prairie posts was eight pounds of fresh meat, which was all eaten, its equivalent being two pounds of pemmican, the enormity of this Gargantuan feast may be imagined.