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higgle

[ hig-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

, hig·gled, hig·gling.
  1. to bargain, especially in a petty way; haggle.


higgle

/ ˈhɪɡəl /

verb

  1. a less common word for haggle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈhiggler, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of higgle1

First recorded in 1625–35; apparently variant of haggle
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Example Sentences

I hope that every young man who reads this, will start in life with a resolution never to higgle and lie in dealings.

This will be peculiarly necessary, lest they sham, and higgle about letting me away.'

Be first in acting.Prig; to chaffer or higgle about a thing.

Published tariffs were only the starting point for "higgle" and "dicker."

It is to no purpose to higgle with such people; you are sure to loose by them.

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