About The Word Dicker
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Dicker
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What's The Definition Of Dicker?
[v] negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dicker: bargain Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 See Also | chaffer | haggle | higgle | huckster | negociate | negotiate | talk terms Dicker In Webster's Dictionary \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.]
A dicker of cowhides. --Heywood.
2. A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to
make a dicker. [U.S.]
For peddling dicker, not for honest sales.
--Whittier.
\Dick"er\, v. i. & t. To negotiate a dicker; to barter. [U.S.] ``Ready to dicker. and to swap.'' --Cooper. |
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