Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chaff|er — chaf|fer1 «CHAF uhr», noun, verb. –n. a disputing about a price; bargaining. –v.i. 1. to dispute about terms or price; bargain. 2. Figurative. to deal; discuss terms; bandy or exchange words. –v.t. 1. to buy and sell; traffic in; exchange; barter … Useful english dictionary
chaffer — I chaf•fer [[t]ˈtʃæf ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to bargain; haggle: to chaffer over a price[/ex] 2) to bandy words; chatter 3) to trade; barter • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME chaffare, der. of chapfare trading journey = OE cēap trade (see cheap) +faru journey; … From formal English to slang
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaffer — Chaf fer, v. t. 1. To buy or sell; to trade in. [1913 Webster] He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To exchange; to bandy, as words. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaffered — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chafferer — Chaf fer*er, n. One who chaffers; a bargainer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaffering — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaffery — Chaf fer*y, n. Traffic; bargaining. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chafer — Chaf er, n. [AS. ceafor; akin to D. kever, G k[ e]fer.] (Zo[ o]l.) A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
