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

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

Ah! honest love would make no chaffer thus!

From Myra's Well A Tale of All-Hallow-E'en by Dawson, George Francis

There was a business chaffer, and the affair was virtually settled.

From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie

The hubbub and chaffer of it all went on the day long.

From The Heart of Unaga by Cullum, Ridgwell