Thesaurus: dicker
The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves.
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Definitions
- n. The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves.
- n. A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to make a dicker.
- v. i. & t. To negotiate a dicker; to barter.
- v. negotiate the terms of an exchange
- 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. To negotiate a dicker; to barter. [U.S.] "Ready to dicker. and to swap." Cooper.
- To negotiate a dicker; to barter. [U.S.] "Ready to dicker. andto swap." Cooper.
- n:43/v:57 v. negotiate the terms of an exchange