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n.One who chaffs. Chaf"fer (), n.[OE. chaffare, cheapfare; AS. cep a bargain, price + faru a journey; hence, originally, a going to barain, to market. See Cheap, and Fare.] Bargaining; merchandise. [Obs.] Holished. 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 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. スポンサード リンク
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