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troke

verbaction

to swap goods without using money

to swap goods or services directly, i.e. barter rather than use money

Example in use

“A troke ma hen fer a sack o' meal.”

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/TROHK/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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