chaffer
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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
Sometimes a particular "lot" will attract the attention of a spectator, and he will chaffer about it for a while; but the sales do not often appear to be very brisk.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 by Various
"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
Well, I’ll see: maybe I shall walk over one of these days and chaffer with him.
From One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
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