bric-a-bractrade
nounUK /ˌbrɪkəˈbræk treɪd/
US /ˌbrɪkəˈbræk treɪd/
A bric-a-bractrade is the buying and selling of small, old, pretty things.
At the weekend market, she ran a little bric-a-bractrade selling old teacups and brass buttons.
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2. A shop or stall that deals in small decorative old objects.
The bric-a-bractrade on the corner is full of dusty vases and old clocks.
3. The hobby of swapping and collecting small ornaments.
His bric-a-bractrade began with a single china figurine from a car-boot sale.
4. A casual, disorganized exchange of odds and ends.
Their attic clear-out turned into a friendly bric-a-bractrade with the neighbors.