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Chaffer
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
One who chaffs.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Bargaining; merchandise. [Obs.] Holished.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; to negotiate. To chaffer for preferments with his gold. Dryden.
2. To talk much and idly; to chatter. Trench.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To buy or sell; to trade in. He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set. Spenser.
2. To exchange; to bandy, as words. Spenser.