Chaf"fer , v. t. 1. To
buy or sell;
to trade in.
He
chaffered chairs in which
churchmen were set.
Spenser.
2. To exchange; to bandy, as
words. Spenser.
Chaf"fer , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chaffered (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Chaffering.]
[OE. chaffaren, fr. chaffare,
chapfare, cheapfare, a bargaining. See Chaffer, n.]
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.
Chaf"fer (?), n. [OE.
chaffare, cheapfare; AS. ceáp a bargain, price + faru
a journey; hence, originally, a going to
barain, to market. See Cheap, and Fare.]
Bargaining; merchandise. [Obs.]
Holished.
Chaff"er , n. One who chaffs.
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