troak

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troak

/tɹəʊk/ UK
/tɹoʊk/ US

Rhymes with -əʊk, -oʊk

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From Scots troak.

verb troaks · troaking · troaked · troke

Scotland To barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly. What's this for cash your tapster troaks, / That colics and affronts the fowks?
Similar: swap, swop
Scotland To carry out familiar intercourse. In those days, when Prince and Adam were my heroes, I had no "troakings" with lassies. "Troakings" came afterwards, and these deserve a whole essay to themselves.

noun troke

Scotland, uncountable Barter; exchange; truck.
Scotland, uncountable Small wares.
Scotland, uncountable Familiar intercourse.

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verb exchange goods or services without involving money

Español	trocar
Português	trocar
Français	troquer
Deutsch	tauschen
Italiano	barattare
العربية	قايض

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@misc{troak_2026,
  title = {troak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/troak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}