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• Higgle — Hig gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Higgled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Higgling}.] [Cf. {Haggle}, or {Huckster}.] 1. To hawk or peddle provisions. [1913 Webster] 2. To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and selling; to haggle. [1913 Webster] A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• higgle — [hig′əl] vi. higgled, higgling [prob. weakened form of HAGGLE] HAGGLE higgler n …   English World dictionary

• higgle — index haggle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Haggle — Hag gle, v. i. To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle. [1913 Webster] Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood. Walpole. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• haggle — I verb argue, bargain, beat down, bid for, chaffer, deal, dicker, dispute, drive a bargain, higgle, make terms, negotiate, palter, quibble, stickle, underbid, wrangle associated concepts: arm s length bargaining, bickering over price II index… …   Law dictionary

• higgle — verb To wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) To truck and higgle for a private good. Emerson. Syn: haggle, wrangle, chaffer, huckster See Also: haggle …   Wiktionary

• haggle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. cavil; bargain, chaffer, dicker. See barter. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bargain] Syn. deal, wrangle, argue; see buy 1 , sell 1 . 2. [To mangle] Syn. whack, hack, chop; see cut 1 . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• higgle — intransitive verb (higgled; higgling) Etymology: probably alteration of haggle Date: 1633 haggle • higgler noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• higgle — /hig euhl/, v.i., higgled, higgling. to bargain, esp. in a petty way; haggle. [1625 35; appar. var. of HAGGLE] * * * …   Universalium

• higgle — v bargain, haggle, palter, dicker. See haggle(def.1) …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder