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
There was a business chaffer, and the affair was virtually settled.
From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie
“What do ye chaffer about?” cried Lady Lisle, in her old sharp manner.
From Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution by Holt, Emily Sarah
But we know that if Assyrian balm was ever for the world's chaffer it was in the days of Borso, the good Duke.
From Little Novels of Italy by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
"Keep your chaffer still, won't 'ee!" snarled the other.
From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery
