bickerment
(ˈbɪkəmənt)
[f. as prec. + -ment.]
= bickering n.
| 1586 Webbe Eng. Poetrie (Arb.) 46 Dreery byckerments of warres. 1682 Bunyan Holy War 91. 25 Thus the bickerment went awhile: at last they passed from words to blows. 1876 Blackie Songs Relig. & Life 142 The priesthood..rent the ears O' the fevered time with fretful bickerment. |