brabble

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brabble - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Brabble \Brab"ble\, v. i. [D. brabbelen to talk confusedly.
     [root]95. Cf. Blab, Babble.]
     To clamor; to contest noisily. [R.]
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  Brabble \Brab"ble\, n.
     A broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle.
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           This petty brabble will undo us all.     --Shak.
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brabble - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  brabble
      v 1: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
           [syn: quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker,
           squabble, brabble]