thickening

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The only two openings by which I could enter the temple of fortune were the gate of niggardly economy or the path of little chicaning bargain-making.

From Stories of Achievement, Volume IV (of 6) Authors and Journalists by Dickinson, Asa Don

A Judge that goes upon chicaning is to be punished more severely than a highway Robber.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 by Carlyle, Thomas

But the poor girl had no thought of so chicaning away life; her mind was fixed on far other subjects.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

"Ruhrdanz," asked Br�sig, "what did you mean by chicaning?"

From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz

The only two openings by which I could enter the temple of fortune were the gate of niggardly economy, or the path of little chicaning bargain-making.

From The Letters of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert