argufy
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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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)
It won’t do to argufy here, I tell you.
From Poor Jack by Marryat, Frederick
Well, zur, I'll argufy the topic, and then you may wait upon me, and I'll tell ye.
From Speed the Plough A Comedy, In Five Acts; As Performed At The Theatre Royal, Covent Garden by Morton, Thomas
"You're here to dig the hole where mademoiselle chooses; not to argufy."
From White Lies by Reade, Charles
"Miss Prue and her pa do argufy to beat the band," Nancy remarked to Jenny the cook as she waited for hot cakes.
From The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man by Leonard, Mary Finley
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