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interloping

The English word “interloping” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An act of intrusion or encroachment.
  2. Illegal Indian trade within the area over which the Hudson's Bay Company held a trade monopoly.

Etymology

Noun form of the word interloper (see that etymology for more), + -ing.

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