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

dicker \dick"er\, n. also daker, dakir; akin to icel. dekr,
   dan. deger, g. decher; all prob. from ll. dacra, dacrum, the
   number ten, akin to l. decuria a division consisting of ten,
   fr. decem ten. see ten.
   1. the number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or
      skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves. obs.
      1913 webster

            a dicker of cowhides.                 --heywood.
      1913 webster

   2. a chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to
      make a dicker. u.s.
      1913 webster

            for peddling dicker, not for honest sales.
                                                  --whittier.
      1913 webster
see also:
ten 

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

dicker \dick"er\, v. i.  t.
   to negotiate a dicker; to barter. u.s. "ready to dicker.
   and to swap." --cooper. dickey

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dicker
     v : negotiate the terms of an exchange; "we bargained for a
         beautiful rug in the bazaar" syn: bargain
see also:
bargain 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

19 moby thesaurus words for "dicker":
   bargain, barter, beat down, bid, bid for, chaffer, cheapen, deal,
   drive a bargain, haggle, higgle, huckster, jew down, negotiate,
   negotiation, outbid, palter, trade, underbid

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