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haggled

Main Entry:: ¹hag·gle
Pronunciation:: \ˈha-gəl\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: hag·gled; hag·gling \-g(ə-)liŋ\
Etymology:: frequentative of hag to hew
Date:: 1599

transitive verb1: to cut roughly or clumsily : hack2archaic : to annoy or exhaust with wranglingintransitive verb: bargain , wrangle <haggling over the price>

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\-g(ə-)lər\ noun

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