dicker
verb (used without object)
to deal, swap, or trade with petty bargaining; bargain; haggle.
had dickered
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past perfectof dicker.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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For a day and a night and a day at Albany, Boss Curry had dickered, threatened, wheedled, fumed, sulked, argued—all in vain.
From Time Magazine Archive
The examination of 'Legger Kerper's records disclosed the names of many famed Philadelphians, presumably bigwigs who had dickered with him.
From Time Magazine Archive
