trading post

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trad′ing post′, 

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. post² (def. 5).
• 1790–1800,[American.]

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trading post noun

1. a general store established by a trader in an unsettled or thinly populated region