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chaffer
1[ chaf-er ]
noun
- bargaining; haggling.
verb (used without object)
- to bargain; haggle:
to chaffer over a price.
- to bandy words; chatter:
to chaffer about nothing in particular.
verb (used with object)
- to bandy (words).
- Obsolete. to trade or deal in; barter.
chaffer
/ ˈtʃæfə /
verb
- intr to haggle or bargain
- to chatter, talk, or say idly; bandy (words)
- obsolete.tr to deal in; barter
noun
- haggling or bargaining
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Derived Forms
- ˈchafferer, noun
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Other Words From
- chaffer·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chaffer1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chaffer1
C13 chaffare, from chep bargain + fare journey; see cheap , fare
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Example Sentences
We do not bargain and chaffer over our feelings, Hester and I. Surely you mistake, and stir storms in teacups.
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Sir William kept calling Aaron into the chaffer at the other end of the table: and Aaron kept on refusing to join.
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The Liath Macha was grey to whiteness, the other horse was black and glistening like the bright mail of the chaffer.
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Thou would not want me to chaffer with old women about geese-feathers and bird-eggs.
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Now take block plane and chaffer off each side an inch or more up and round it off.
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