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/dˈɪkər/ Listen

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

... to dig and ditch, both of a trench and a mound, and the latter was the earlier meaning of Fr. motte, now a clod, In Anglo-French we find moat used of a mound fortress in a marsh. Now it is applied to the surrounding water. From dike come the names Dicker, Dickman, Grimsdick, etc. Sometimes the name Dykes may imply residence near some historic earthwork, such as Offa's Dyke, just as Wall, for which Waugh was used in the north, may show connection with the Roman wall. With these may be ...

— The Romance of Names • Ernest Weekley

... these clothes because I didn't have the time to dicker with you, McGuire. I've heard you talk prices before, you know. But here's what the clothes ...

— Riders of the Silences • John Frederick

... heap to hear you say so, Will," chuckled Bluff; "because you know there's that dicker I wanted to make with you for that new hunting knife I took such a fancy to. I offered you my old one and something to boot in the bargain. Now I understood from the way you acted the deal wasn't pleasant to you; so please get it over with as soon ...

— The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point - or The Golden Cup Mystery • Quincy Allen

... the other; "but all the same there was something I didn't like about that Mr. Marsh. I warrant you he's a sharp one in a dicker. He looked it. But see here, what've you got to offer in place of my poor little kicked-out suggestion? There's some sort of answer to the puzzle; and five to one you've ...

— The Airplane Boys among the Clouds - or, Young Aviators in a Wreck • John Luther Langworthy

... leaned forward heavily on his knees, and spoke in harsh confidence to his attorney, or rather agent, who listened intently, but with an inscrutable face. "There's a rich Mexican with a Spanish name, Senor da Cordova, over in the city right now and he has been trying to make a dicker with me to get hold of my yacht. He's interested in helping those Cuban niggers who are fighting the Spaniards and he thinks this yere boat might come in handy in the business, and she would, too; there's nothing ...

— Frontier Boys in Frisco • Wyn Roosevelt

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