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

Pashur I will not chaffer with God’s majesty.

From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan

"But I got to put that little chaffer to roost somewhere."

From Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail by Fischer, Anton Otto

You didn’t know I could chaffer Latin with the best of ’em, did you?

From The Nebuly Coat by Falkner, John Meade

A board the same thickness, 30 inches long, 3 1/2 inches wide, taper down 2 1/8 small end round chaffer.

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