higgle

American  

[hig-uhl] / ˈhɪg əl /

verb (used without object)

higgled, higgling

1. to bargain, especially in a petty way; haggle.

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higgle British  

/ ˈhɪɡəl /

verb

1. a less common word for haggle

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Other Word Forms

• higgler noun

Etymology

Origin of higgle

First recorded in 1625–35; apparently variant of haggle

Example Sentences

I doubt whether any man makes such compacts with you," replied Linton; "but why higgle this way?

From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

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 Farquhar, George

"This is only my third detection, and half of it voluntary, I might say, if I chose to higgle, which I scorn to do."

From Tales and Novels — Volume 04 by Edgeworth, Maria

Huck′stress.—v.i. to deal in small articles, to higgle meanly.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

A starving man cannot higgle over the conditions of employment.

From Beneficiary Features of American Trade Unions by Kennedy, James B.