| Pronunciation: | | 'higul
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[v] wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars" |
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HIGGLE is a 6 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | chaffer, haggle, huckster |
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| | See Also: | | bargain, bargain down, beat down, dicker |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hig"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Higgled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Higgling}.] [Cf. {Haggle}, or {Huckster}.]
1. To hawk or peddle provisions.
2. To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and
selling; to haggle.
A person accustomed to higgle about taps. --Jeffry.
To truck and higgle for a private good. --Emerson.
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