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chaffer

[chaf-er] / ˈtʃæf ər /






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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

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)

"But I got to put that little chaffer to roost somewhere."

From Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail by Fischer, Anton Otto

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 would not cheapen in the chaffer; on the contrary, give him the usufruct for a few years, and he would be not only the happiest but the most considerable of men.

From Little Novels of Italy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry




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