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

I wisht I'd 'a' had him runnin' the 'Guzzuh' instead of that little chicken-breasted chaffer they three-shelled on to me in Los Angeles.

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

We do not bargain and chaffer over our feelings, Hester and I. Surely you mistake, and stir storms in teacups.

From The Kempton-Wace Letters by London, Jack

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

From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie

You didn’t know I could chaffer Latin with the best of ’em, did you?

From The Nebuly Coat by Falkner, John Meade