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Haggle

HAG'GLE, v.t. To cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough by cutting; to mangle; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood. Suffolk first died, and York all haggled o'er, Comes to...

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HAG'GLE, v.t. To cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough by cutting; to mangle; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood.

Suffolk first died, and York all haggled o'er,

Comes to him where in gore he lay insteep'd.

HAG'GLE, v.i. To be difficult in bargaining; to hesitate and cavil. [See Higgle.]

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