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derouine [< Cdn F (courir)en derouine < F en derouine on the move, gadding about] Fur Trade, Obs.

• n. a trading trip for furs; trade carried on at an Indian camp away from the post.

  See also: en derouine  tripping (def. 1)  runner ((2))  

  • 1801  (1897)  Two of my men returned from derouine well loaded with furs.
  • 1820  (1938)  It is usual for the servants of both Companies to assist each other when short of provisions on their return from Derouinne's and as Bouche has frequently been supplied in this manner I fond no fault for rendering assistance on the present occasions.
  • 1955  Simpson was buoyed up by the successful inroads he was making among North West Company Indians, by "Lazette's derouine" which produced five packs of fur, and by the sense of power and empire that plans for invading New Caledonia cannot have failed to confer.