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horse trade
noun
: a clever and often secret agreement made by powerful people who are usually trying to get an advantage over others
Full Definition of HORSE TRADE
: negotiation accompanied by shrewd bargaining and reciprocal concessions <a political horse trade>
— horse–trade intransitive verb
— horse trader noun
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First Known Use of HORSE TRADE
1846
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