HIGGLING

Verb

higgling

present participle of higgle

Noun

higgling (plural higglings)

haggling

Source: Wiktionary


HIGGLE

Hig"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Higgled; p. pr. & vb. n. Higgling.] Etym: [Cf. Haggle, or Huckster.]

1. To hawk or peddle provisions.

2. To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and selling; to haggle. A person accustomed to higgle about taps. Jeffry. To truck and higgle for a private good. Emerson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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