chaffer
chaffer is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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.
- 3.To buy or sell; to trade in. He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set. Spenser.
- 4.To exchange; to bandy, as words. Spenser.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; to negotiate. To chaffer for preferments with his gold. Dryden called?
- What is to talk much and idly; to chatter. Trench called?
- What is to buy or sell; to trade in. He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set. Spenser called?
- What is to exchange; to bandy, as words. Spenser called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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