Chaffering

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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