Traffic, subst. 1) trade, commerce: “having t. with thyself alone, thou of thyself thy sweet self dost deceive,” Sonn. 4, 9. “no kind of t. would I admit,” Tp. II, 1, 148. “to admit no t. to our adverse towns,” Err. I, 1, 15. “a merchant of great t. through the world,” Shr. I, 1, 12. “which for --'s sake most of our city did,” Tw. III, 3, 34. “my t. is sheets,” Wint. IV, 3, 23. “t. confound thee,” Tim. I, 1, 244. Tim. I, 1, 244 Tim. I, 1, 244
2) business, transaction: “I give thee kingly thanks, because this is in t. of a king,” H6A V, 3, 164. “the fearful passage of their love . . . is now the two hours' t. of our stage,” H6A V, 3, 164.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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