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5 definitions for chaffer From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Chaffer \Chaff"er\, n.
One who chaffs.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, n. [OE. chaffare, cheapfare; AS. ce['a]p a
bargain, price + faru a journey; hence, originally, a going
to barain, to market. See Cheap, and Fare.]
Bargaining; merchandise. [Obs.] --Holished.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chaffered; p. pr. & vb. n. Chaffering.] [OE. chaffaren, fr. chaffare, chapfare, cheapfare, a bargaining. See Chaffer, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle or higgle; to negotiate. [1913 Webster] To chaffer for preferments with his gold. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To talk much and idly; to chatter. --Trench. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, v. t.
1. To buy or sell; to trade in.
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He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set.
--Spenser.
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2. To exchange; to bandy, as words. --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
chaffer
v 1: wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's
not haggle over a few dollars" [syn: haggle, higgle,
huckster]
2: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the
men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
[syn: chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate,
confab, chitchat, chatter, natter, gossip, jaw,
claver, visit]
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