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

chaffer \chaff"er\, n.
   one who chaffs.
   1913 webster

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

chaffer \chaf"fer\, n. oe. chaffare, cheapfare; as. ce'ap a
   bargain, price + faru a journey; hence, originally, a going
   to barain, to market. see cheap, and fare.
   bargaining; merchandise. obs. --holished.
   1913 webster
see also:
cheap fare 

[3] : 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
see also:
chaffered chaffering chaffer 

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

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

[5] : 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
see also:
haggle higgle huckster chew the fat shoot the breeze chat 
confabulate confab chitchat chatter natter 
gossip jaw claver visit 

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