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

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

From The Nebuly Coat by Falkner, John Meade

The hubbub and chaffer of it all went on the day long.

From The Heart of Unaga by Cullum, Ridgwell

"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 Knight, Edward Frederick

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 De Leon, Daniel