wrangled

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wrangled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Wrangling.] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong,
     Wring.]
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     1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.]
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     2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to
        brawl; to altercate. "In spite of occasional wranglings."
        --Macaulay.
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              For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. --Shak.
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              He did not know what it was to wrangle on
              indifferent points.                   --Addison.
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