argufy
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- argufier noun
Etymology
Origin of argufy
Example Sentences
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It ain't in me to argufy wi' 'ee, and, maybe, tear both our hearts.
From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley
She evinced a similar disposition to argufy with me, which I avoided by either laughing or yielding.
From The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 by Prothero, Rowland E. (Rowland Edmund), Baron Ernle
He hang 'roun' de co'te house at Livingston an' listen to de lawyers argufy.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
It won’t do to argufy here, I tell you.
From Poor Jack by Marryat, Frederick
But no sense ov a place, some think, Is this here hill so high,— ’Cos there, full oft, ’tis nation coad, But that don’t argufy.
From English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
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