higgled

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higgled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Higgle \Hig"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Higgled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Higgling.] [Cf. Haggle, or Huckster.]
     1. To hawk or peddle provisions.
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     2. To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and
        selling; to haggle.
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              A person accustomed to higgle about taps. --Jeffry.
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              To truck and higgle for a private good. --Emerson.
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