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dicker (dikər)

intransitive verb

to trade by bargaining, esp. on a small or petty scale; barter or haggle

Etymology: < dicker, ten, ten hides (as a unit of barter) < ME dycer, akin to Du daker, Ger decher, Dan deger, ult. < L decuria, a division of ten < decem, ten

noun

the act of bargaining or haggling

Etymology: < dickerthe

dicker Synonyms

dicker

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dicker Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • skin: Nov. 2. License to Arthur Andrew to export 6,000 dickers of calf skins, for 7 years. [ Ind. Wt.

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