dicker : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: dicker	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for dicker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dicker v negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar" Synonym(s): dicker, bargain
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dicker \Dick"er\, n. [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}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dicker \Dick"er\, v. i. & t. To negotiate a dicker; to barter. [U.S.] [bd]Ready to dicker. and to swap.[b8] --Cooper.