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rum trade Hist. 
See quote.
See also: rum (def. 2a)
- 1922 . . . Mr. Swanson had misunderstood my meaning, that "to drink with the Indians" was the common expression for a "rum trade" in which the Indian got the rum and his white brother got the furs.
- 1922 . . . Mr. Swanson had misunderstood my meaning, that "to drink with the Indians" was the common expression for a "rum trade" in which the Indian got the rum and his white brother got the furs.