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
He could not chaffer for terms with the tailor.
From Lady Anna by Anthony Trollope
It is cognate with cheap, chaffer, and Ger. kaufen, to buy, and probably comes from Lat. caupo, tavern keeper.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Ernest Weekley
The hubbub and chaffer of it all went on the day long.
From The Heart of Unaga by Ridgwell Cullum
I will not chaffer with him; he may have as much as he asks.
From Too Rich A Romance by Adolph Streckfuss
