What does "chaunter" mean?
Chaunter: A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey. [Colloq.] He was a horse chaunter; he's a leg now. Dickens.
Additional senses
- 2.The flute of a bagpipe. See Chanter, n., 3.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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