Obs. rare. Also 6 Sc. chafery. [f. CHAFFER sb.1 + -Y3: See -ERY.] a. Merchandise, wares. b. Buying and selling, traffic.
1535. Lyndesay, Satyre, 4495. Heir I haue bocht gude chafery.
1596. Spenser, State Irel., Wks. (1862), 552/2. Merchandize and chafferie, that is, buying and selling.
