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
Well, I’ll see: maybe I shall walk over one of these days and chaffer with him.
From One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by M. (Madelaine) Irwin
Pashur I will not chaffer with God’s majesty.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Stefan Zweig
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
I will not chaffer with him; he may have as much as he asks.
From Too Rich A Romance by Adolph Streckfuss
