noxious trade

noun

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

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Meanings

nounnoxious trade (plural noxious trades)

plural noxious trades

  1. historicalAny profession that was disreputable because it caused a great deal of pollution. The archetypal example is the tannery.
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Chicago

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