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Long Trail Fur Trade, Hist. 
1 the long route into the fur country of the Northwest.
See also: Northwest (def. 1a)
- 1903 For here is where begins the Long Trail. Whether it will lead you through the forests . . . or over the plains, or by invisible water paths . . . these things matter not a particle.
- 1903 For here is where begins the Long Trail. Whether it will lead you through the forests . . . or over the plains, or by invisible water paths . . . these things matter not a particle.
2 (a euphemism for death) See Long Traverse 1931 quote.
See also: Long Traverse
- 1905 He was a thorn in the factor's side, as he stole fur from the traps of the Company's Indians, and they could never catch him to send him over the "long trail."
- 1908 So passed Henry Hudson down the Long Trail on June 21, 1611!
- 1905 He was a thorn in the factor's side, as he stole fur from the traps of the Company's Indians, and they could never catch him to send him over the "long trail."