chaffer.html - v. & n.
--v.

intr. haggle; bargain.

--n.

bargaining; haggling.

chafferer n. [ME f. OE ceapfaru f. ceap bargain + faru journey]

chaffer.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing.
2 chopped hay and straw used as fodder.
3 light-hearted joking; banter.
4 worthless things; rubbish.
5 strips of metal foil released in the atmosphere to obstruct radar detection.

--v.

1 tr. & intr. tease; banter.
2 tr. chop (straw etc.).

chaff-cutter a machine for chopping fodder. separate the wheat from the chaff distinguish good from bad.

chaffy adj. [OE ceaf, cóf prob. f. Gmc: sense 3 of n. & 1 of v. perh. f. CHAFE]

chaffer.html - v. & n.
--v.

intr. haggle; bargain.

--n.

bargaining; haggling.

chafferer n. [ME f. OE ceapfaru f. ceap bargain + faru journey]

chaffer.html - n.
Brit. a common European finch, Fringilla coelebs, the male of which has a blue-grey head with pinkish cheeks. [OE ceaffinc: see CHAFF, FINCH]

chaffer.html - v. & n.
--v.

1 tr. & intr. make or become sore or damaged by rubbing.
2 tr. rub (esp. the skin to restore warmth or sensation).
3 tr. & intr. make or become annoyed; fret (was chafed by the delay).

--n.

1 a an act of chafing. b a sore resulting from this.
2 a state of annoyance. [ME f. OF chaufer ult. f. L calefacere f. calere be hot + facere make]

chaffer.html - n.
any of various large slow-moving beetles of the family Scarabeidae, esp. the cockchafer. [OE ceafor, cefer f. Gmc]