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chase cattle, and drive them to market. Why, that's spoken like an honest drover; so they sell bullocks. Shak.

unpleasant offices with toil and fatigue. He gradually rose in the estimation of the booksellers for whom he drudged. Macaulay.

One who deals in drugs; especially, one who buys and sells drugs without compounding them; also, a pharmaceutist or apothecary.

used in pickling, salting, and preserving various kinds of food Hence drysalters usually sell a number of saline substances and miscellaneous drugs. Brande & C.

; severe; rough; toilsome. [R.] The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude. W. H. Russell.

Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale. Kent. Ayliffe. Benjamin. Earnest money (Law), money paid as earnest, to bind a bargain or to ratify and prove a sale.

To veer to the east; -- said of the wind. Russell.

To put in pawn; to pledge; to impawn. To sell, empawn, and alienate the estates. Milman.

xtracted from certain lichens, as the various species of Rocella. It is a derivative of orsellinic acid. So called because of certain red compounds derived from it. Called also erythric acid.

inland bills. The term bill of exchange is often abbreviated into exchange; as, to buy or sell exchange.

oversight; watch; inspection; notice; attention; regard. "Keep eyes upon her." Shak. Booksellers . . . have an eye to their own advantage. Addison.

business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for others in commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and control…

A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade.

To make according to the rule prescribed by custom. Fashioned plate sells for more than its weight. Locke.

To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for. Our native horses were held in small esteem, and fetched low prices. Macaulay.

Act of flopping. [Colloq.] W. H. Russell.

buy or contract for merchandise or provision on its way to market, with the intention of selling it again at a higher price; to dissuade persons from bringing their goods or provisions there; or to persuade them to enhance the price when there. This was an offense at law in England until 1844. Burrill.…

To sell upon credit, as goods. [R.] Crabb.

One who deals in fruit; a seller of fruits.

A woman who sells fruit.