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 Trollope, Anthony

Ah! honest love would make no chaffer thus!

From Myra's Well A Tale of All-Hallow-E'en by Dawson, George Francis

A board the same thickness, 30 inches long, 3 1/2 inches wide, taper down 2 1/8 small end round chaffer.

From Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)

I will not chaffer with him; he may have as much as he asks.

From Too Rich A Romance by Streckfuss, Adolph