chaffer in German
chaffer in German is Obersieb — chaffer means to argue over a price, or to trade goods by exchange.
chaffer in German
Obersieb
(agriculture) The upper sieve of a cleaning shoe in a combine harvester, where chaff is removed
What does "chaffer" mean?
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verb To argue over a price, or to trade goods by exchange.
"But the people looked much like Caleb’s own. They wore dirty robes, chaffered at fruit stalls, spat, scratched."
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verb To talk a lot about unimportant things.
"The Dartie within him made him chaffer for five minutes with young Padwick concerning the favourite for the Cambridgeshire."
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chaffer in a sentence
- But the people looked much like Caleb’s own. They wore dirty robes, chaffered at fruit stalls, spat, scratched.
- The Dartie within him made him chaffer for five minutes with young Padwick concerning the favourite for the Cambridgeshire.
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What is "chaffer" in German?
"chaffer" in German is Obersieb. chaffer means: To argue over a price, or to trade goods by exchange.
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