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
The more usual term Chapman is cognate with cheap, chaffer, Chipping, Copenhagen, Ger. kaufen, to buy, etc.
From The Romance of Names by Ernest Weekley
The hubbub and chaffer of it all went on the day long.
From The Heart of Unaga by Ridgwell Cullum
Just as on the exchanges, speculation and chaffer play here the leading role, nor are deception and swindle left out.
From Woman under socialism by Daniel De Leon
Round and chaffer small end the same, almost to an edge.
From Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
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