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Chaffer :: Chaffer (v. t.) To buy or sell; to trade in.

Scale :: Scale (n.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems of ferns..

Thummie :: Thummie (n.) The chiff-chaff.

Wheatsel Bird :: Wheatsel bird () The male of the chaffinch.

Bran :: Bran (n.) The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain..

Fan :: Fan (n.) To winnow; to separate chaff from, and drive it away by a current of air; as, to fan wheat..

Chaffery :: Chaffery (n.) Traffic; bargaining.

Chaffy :: Chaffy (a.) Bearing or covered with dry scales, as the under surface of certain ferns, or the disk of some composite flowers..

Winnew :: Winnew (n.) To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain..

Chaffy :: Chaffy (a.) Resembling chaff; composed of light dry scales.

Tailing :: Tailing (n.) The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed threshing and winnowing; chaff.

Riddle :: Riddle (v. t.) To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to pass through a riddle; as, riddle wheat; to riddle coal or gravel..

Chaffer :: Chaffer (n.) Bargaining; merchandise.

Chaffy :: Chaffy (a.) Light or worthless as chaff.

Acerose :: Acerose (a.) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.

Cheapen :: Cheapen (v. t.) To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for..

Shilfa :: Shilfa (n.) The chaffinch; -- so named from its call note.

Winnow :: Winnow (v. i.) To separate chaff from grain.

Spinnaker :: Spink (n.) The chaffinch.

Haggle :: Haggle (v. i.) To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.

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