chaffer

Example Sentences

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There appraisers sit with ancient scales, chaffer to the utmost kran,* seal their purchase with a solemn glass of tea.

From Time Magazine Archive

“What do ye chaffer about?” cried Lady Lisle, in her old sharp manner.

From Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution by Holt, Emily Sarah

Well, I’ll see: maybe I shall walk over one of these days and chaffer with him.

From One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

After a long chaffer, seller and buyer finally reached an agreement.

From The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death by De Leon, Solon

It is cognate with cheap, chaffer, and Ger. kaufen, to buy, and probably comes from Lat. caupo, tavern keeper.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest