dicker
dicker definition
☆ dicker (dik′ər)
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
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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