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Meaning of Chaffer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtʃæfə

Definitions

  1. Bargaining; merchandise.
    uncountable
  2. The upper sieve of a cleaning shoe in a combine harvester, where chaff is removed.
  3. A person's mouth.
    countable, obsolete, slang
  4. A person who or thing that chaffs.

Equivalents

العربية المساومة
Deutsch Obersieb
Suomi kaupanhieronta kaupittelu tinkiä yläseula
Türkçe pazarlık etmek

Examples

“vittels, and other chaffer and merchandize were excéeding cheape: for at London a quarter of wheat was sold for two shillings”
“Moisten [or] damp your chaffer: take something to drink.”
“A fan blows air through the chaffer to remove lightweight material known as chaff.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Chaffered Chafferer Chaffering chaffern chaffery chaffie

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