| dicker | 1. The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves. "A dicker of cowhides." (Heywood) 2. A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to make a dicker. "For peddling dicker, not for honest sales." (Whittier) Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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