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higgle

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hig·gle  (hgl)
intr.v. hig·gled, hig·gling, hig·gles
To haggle.
[Probably alteration of haggle.]
higgler n.
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Verb1.higgle - wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.); "Let's not haggle over a few dollars"
chaffer, haggle, huckster
bargain down, beat down - persuade the seller to accept a lower price; "She beat the merchant down $100"
bargain, dicker - negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"


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The particular man aims to be somebody; to set up for himself; to truck and higgle for a private good; and, in particulars, to ride that he may ride; to dress that he may be dressed; to eat that he may eat; and to govern, that he may be seen.
Essays, First Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
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