† chafferyn.
Obsolete. rare.
a. Merchandise, wares.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > merchandise > [noun]
warec1000
warec1000
cheapingc1200
chaffer1297
gooda1300
merchandisec1300
harnessc1386
pennyworths1403
haberdashery1419
merchandya1425
mercimonyc1460
merchantyc1485
merchandrise?1495
haberdasha1529
traffic1533
chaffery1535
trade1645
Manchester goods1705
stuff1708
sundries1740
business model1832
Manchester1920
tradables1921
durable1930
1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 4495 Heir I haue bocht gude chafery.
b. Buying and selling, traffic.
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society > trade and finance > [noun]
mongingOE
cheapinga1000
cheapOE
chaffer?c1225
merchandisea1300
market-making1340
merchandyc1350
corseriec1380
chafferinga1382
need-doinga1382
changea1387
chapmanhoodc1386
cossery?a1400
bargaining1401
merchandisinga1425
merchandrya1450
intercourse1473
business1478
chapmanry1483
the feat of merchandisec1503
market1525
trade1549
marting1553
contractation1555
trading1556
merchantryc1560
marketing1561
mart1562
trafficking1570
contraction1582
tract1582
nundination1586
commerce1587
chafferya1599
negotiation1601
intertraffica1603
traffic1603
commercery1604
intertrading1606
correspondence1607
mercature1611
correspondency1613
coss?1635
negotiating1640
dealing1691
chapmanship1727
merchanting1883
intertrade1915
a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 109 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) Merchandize and Chafferie, that is, buying & selling.
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