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 will not chaffer with him; he may have as much as he asks.

From Too Rich A Romance by Streckfuss, Adolph

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

Now take block plane and chaffer off each side an inch or more up and round it off.

From Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)