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returns Fur Trade, Hist. 
n.pl. See 1963 quote.
See also: outfit ((n.)) (def. 1a)
- 1694 (1929) [I] shall be more able to yive you a large Epistle ye next Return hoping to receive a line or two from your honour. . . .
- 1761 (1901) Here [Michilimackinac], the outfits are prepared . . . and here, the returns, in furs, are collected and embarked for Montréal.
- 1908 . . . there was still much work to be done in the way of transport of outfit and returns between Anderson and Fort Good Hope. . . .
- 1963 "Returns" was the opposite of "Outfit," and was the generic name for furs, and all trade results which were returned to the Old Country in exchange.
- 1694 (1929) [I] shall be more able to yive you a large Epistle ye next Return hoping to receive a line or two from your honour. . . .