horsetrade

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horsetrade

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From horse + trade.

verb horsetrades · horsetrading · horsetraded

idiomatic To negotiate informally, especially when bargaining or reciprocal concessions are included, frequently regarding politics. Nobody appeared to have told [Woodrow] Wilson that [William F.] McCombs had, in fact, already horsetraded the position to [Thomas R.] Marshall in exchange for Indiana's votes.

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@misc{horsetrade_2026,
  title = {horsetrade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horsetrade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}