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noxious trade

noxious trade noun: any profession that was disreputable because it caused a great deal of pollution. The archetypal example is the tannery.

Noun

noxious trade (plural noxious trades)

  1. (historical) Any profession that was disreputable because it caused a great deal of pollution. The archetypal example is the tannery.

Forms of noxious trade

pluralnoxious trades

Questions about noxious trade

What does noxious trade mean?
Noxious trade means any profession that was disreputable because it caused a great deal of pollution. The archetypal example is the tannery.
What part of speech is noxious trade?
Noxious trade is a noun.
What is the plural of noxious trade?
The plural of noxious trade is noxious trades.

Words near noxious trade in the dictionary

  1. noxally
  2. Noxen
  3. noxious
  4. noxious stimuli
  5. noxious stimulus
  6. noxious trade
  7. noxious trades
  8. noxiously
  9. noxiousness
  10. noxiousnesses
  11. noxipitiline

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