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Dicker
Pronunciation : Dick"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dick"er
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To negotiate a dicker; to barter. [U.S.] "Ready to dicker. and to swap." Cooper.
i. & t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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