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
The more usual term Chapman is cognate with cheap, chaffer, Chipping, Copenhagen, Ger. kaufen, to buy, etc.
From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest
There was a business chaffer, and the affair was virtually settled.
From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie
He could not chaffer for terms with the tailor.
From Lady Anna by Trollope, Anthony
I've often seen un at our races, but I little thought of having to chaffer with un.
From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
