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
"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 Edward Frederick Knight
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
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 Daniel De Leon
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