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noun

Dicker n.

The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves. (Obs.) "A dicker of cowhides."

A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to make a dicker. (U.S.) "For peddling dicker, not for honest sales."

verb

Dicker v. i. & v. t. To negotiate a dicker; to barter. (U.S.) "Ready to dicker. and to swap."

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Etymology of 'Dicker'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dicker" Quotes from Famous Books

... do him credit," added Runner. "But his natural hankering to raise hair is stronger'n his courage when he thinks there's more'n one Injun to dicker with. Young Shelby Cousin would be the best one for this business if it wa'n't for his fool notions ...

— A Virginia Scout • Hugh Pendexter

... Josiah wanted me to dicker, if I could, for a calf from Mount Vernon,—swop one of our yearlin's for it if I couldn't do ...

— Sweet Cicely - Or Josiah Allen as a Politician • Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)

... carry it, Harlem: you are a pretty fellow and lop the lyne of life well, but weake to Baltazar. Give roome for Leyden: heer's an old Cutter, heer's one has polld more pates and neater then a dicker[204], of your Barbers; they nere need washing after. Do's not thy neck itch now to be scratchd a little ...

— A Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. II • Various

... from making their own dicker with the King of the Belgians or with the Congo government, and rifling the hoard on a fifty-fifty or ...

— The Ivory Trail • Talbot Mundy

... protested Senator Corson. "It's just as Morrison says—we don't need to itemize his stock in trade. I can estimate it for myself. Morrison, you say you're ready to dicker. What ...

— All-Wool Morrison • Holman Day

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