DICKER


Meaning of DICKER in English

v. & n. esp. US

v. 1 a intr. bargain, haggle. b tr. barter, exchange. 2 intr. dither, hesitate.

n. a deal, a barter. dickerer n.

[ perh. f. dicker set of ten (hides), as a unit of trade ]

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