Some of the rabble began to chaffer with this ancient hucksteress.

They dare to chaffer with me!

Here, while proffering his vegetables, he fell into talk with the cook who was sent to chaffer with him.

I'm no great hand at driving a bargain, Desmond-fewarmy men are, you know-soI won't even attempt to chaffer with you.

After that saying, shall we go chaffer with the Gospel, sell the Holy Ghost, and turn a meeting of Christians into a tradesman's shop?

Are we really guilty of chaffering with an artist like Mademoiselle Rachel?

The next he chaffered with the farmer, but they did not quite agree.

Do you take me for an Armenian peddler to be chaffered with in that fashion?

Out they went into the Ratcliffe Highway, and chaffered with some of the greatest rascals in trade.

Many noble-minded artists have preferred following the bent of their genius, to chaffering with the public for terms.

He had been chaffering with the fishwives this very day, and was bringing back his provend with him when he visited our school.

"It is useless to chaffer with me, sir."

"Nay, it is not for the great emperor to chaffer with his friends," said Pulcheria, the princess.

Then they accosted the owner of the ass and chaffered with him and he said, 'I will not sell him but for ten thousand dirhems.'

"I like not chaffering with men who have intercourse with the devil," Picard said, shaking his head gravely; "nothing good comes of it.