See Also: trade wind(dictionary)
trade wind(dictionary)
Trade Wind - Sailing(gambling)
South Wind, Southerly Wind - Sailing(gambling)
North Wind, Northerly Wind - Sailing(gambling)
West Wind, Westerly Wind. - Sailing(gambling)
East Wind, Easterly Wind - Sailing(gambling)
Wind up(finance)
wind-up(2)(dictionary)
Gone with the Wind(dictionary)

trade wind (iou)



trade wind noun phr. M17.
[from TRADE noun + WIND noun1. App. originating in phr. blow trade: see TRADE noun.]
Orig., a wind that blows steadily in the same direction. Now spec., a wind blowing constantly towards the equator from the north-east or south-east. Formerly, a seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean, a monsoon. Cf. ANTITRADE wind.