higgle
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of higgle
First recorded in 1625–35; apparently variant of haggle
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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
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
Shall lovers higgle, heart for heart, Till wooing grows a trading mart Where much for little, and all for part, Make love a cheapening art, Fair Ladye?
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 by Various
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
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
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
If Reginald had been first, he would have gone through like a cat, but the foreign gent, older, and obstructed by the contents of his pocket, higgled and stuck a few seconds in the window.
From A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day 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
It would never have done to have hesitated and higgled about seeing more volumes.
From A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 by Samuel Smiles
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
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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