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
"And, excuse me, sir; what pay will you give us?—not that I wish to chaffer with one who has come to my rescue in so generous a manner."
From A Desperate Voyage by Edward Frederick Knight
After a long chaffer, seller and buyer finally reached an agreement.
From The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death by Solon De Leon
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 Jack London
I will not chaffer with him; he may have as much as he asks.
From Too Rich A Romance by Adolph Streckfuss
