trading post: Meaning and Definition of

trad'ing post"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
  2. post (def. 5).
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