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Definition of: dicker
(dik′ər) noun U.S.
1. A petty trade; a bargain.
2. A political deal.
—v.t. & v.i.
1. To trade by haggling or bartering, especially on a small scale.
2. In politics, to bargain; work toward a deal. [ME dyker, OE (unrecorded) dicor a lot of ten, esp. skins or hides, ult. <L decuria a group of ten]
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