higgle
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of higgle
First recorded in 1625–35; apparently variant of haggle
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They could not comprehend why they should higgle about the language of the platform when they could carry the slave States on the one form of expression as well as the other.
From Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by James Gillespie Blaine
So, next day, Charles set to work to higgle with the curate.
From An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay by Grant Allen
But it is idle to argue with the higgle of the market.
From In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays by Augustine Birrell
Well, you shall have it, madam: But I cannot higgle; I know you'll say it did not cost above two hundred pieces.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
Come, Rouse; I sold fifty strake of barley to-day in half this time; but you will higgle and higgle for a penny more than the commodity is worth.
From The Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar
From the beginning he had higgled and haggled himself to a sad frazzle, even arguing that the skin game is an old Connecticut custom, making us worthy of our reputation as peddlers of wooden nutmegs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Brazilian delegation at Lima was told it could string along with the 20 other American nations in ratifying the "solidarity" declaration over which the conference had higgled for a fortnight.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then he higgled and hammered and fumbled for the said mercies, and tried to enumerate them, but in phrases conventional and derived from tracts and sermons; whereas his statement of grievances had been idiomatic.
From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Charles Reade
So they higgled and haggled, but at last they gave him the three hundred roubles.
From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet) Bain
If Trafford had n't been a shabby dog, he 'd not have higgled about buying up those letters.
From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. by Charles James Lever
When the higgling & haggling was finished, Fisherman Killam had not one million dollars but $2,500,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last month the Hearst magazines-also finally fell into line after a deal of higgling & haggling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Mynatt went on higgling and resumed work on the plant.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir Austen declared last week that this exalted chaffering and higgling are still going forward in "friendly" fashion.
From Time Magazine Archive
I knew my master had fallen into despair when he took the herdsmen’s first offer without so much as a higgling nudge or a haggling speech.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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