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Chaffer \Chaff"er\, n.
One who chaffs.
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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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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.]
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1. To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to
haggle or higgle; to negotiate.
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To chaffer for preferments with his gold. --Dryden.
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2. To talk much and idly; to chatter. --Trench.
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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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