vendue

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vendue - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vendue \Ven*due"\, n. [OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu,
     vendue, to sell.]
     A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder;
     an auction. [Obsoles.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Vendue master, one who is authorized to sell any property
        by vendue; an auctioneer. [Obsoles.]
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vendue - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vendue
      n 1: the public sale of something to the highest bidder [syn:
           auction, auction sale, vendue]