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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I hope that every young man who reads this, will start in life with a resolution never to higgle and lie in dealings.
From Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. by William Cobbett
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 Charles James Lever
Your doctor has n't even the cabman's privilege to higgle for a trifle more.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Charles James Lever
"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 Maria Edgeworth
Women, with half a dozen hungry mouths around them, don't stand long to higgle about a few cents in a garment, when there are so many willing to step in and take their places.
From Lizzy Glenn or, The Trials of a Seamstress by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
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
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
"Well, sir," higgled Evans, "in course I don't like to refuse your reverence."
From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Charles Reade
The two seconds met, and, with great unction, pledged "our honor to each other that we would endeavor to settle the matter amicably," but persistently higgled over points till publicity and arrests seemed imminent.
From A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History by John George Nicolay
"Hum!..." grunted Scattergood, and higgled and argued, but ended by accepting a deed for the land and turning over the machine to Landers.
From Scattergood Baines by Clarence Budington Kelland
Last month the Hearst magazines-also finally fell into line after a deal of higgling & haggling.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the higgling & haggling was finished, Fisherman Killam had not one million dollars but $2,500,000.
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
Mr. Mynatt went on higgling and resumed work on the plant.
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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