CHAFFERY

Etymology

Noun

chaffery (countable and uncountable, plural chafferies)

(obsolete) traffic; bargaining; buying and selling

Source: Wiktionary


Chaf"fer*y, n.

Definition: Traffic; bargaining. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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