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cavilling
▪ I. cavilling, vbl. n. (ˈkævɪlɪŋ) [f. as prec. + -ing1.] The action of the verb to cavil; captious objection or frivolous fault-finding.1565–78 Cooper Thesaur., Captio in verbis, captious cavilling in wordes. 1656 Artif. Handsomeness 66 These..fall to cavillings and menacings. 1840 Carlyle Heroes (... Oxford English Dictionary
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Padārtha
knowledge), (doubt), (aim), (example), (conclusion), (members of syllogism), (hypothetical reasoning), (settlement), (discussion), (wrangling), (cavilling wikipedia.org
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caffling
† ˈcaffling, ppl. a. ? var. of cavilling.1591 Harington Orl. Fur. xlv. 97 (N.) If I now put in some caffling clause I shall be called unconstant. Oxford English Dictionary
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caveling
caveling obs. f. cavilling. Oxford English Dictionary
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Matthew 6:25
Hilary of Poitiers: Otherwise; Because the thoughts of the unbelievers were ill-employed respecting care of things future, cavilling concerning what is wikipedia.org
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cavillation
cavillation (kævɪˈleɪʃən) Forms: 4 kauelacion, 4–6 cauel(l)acion, (-acyoun, etc.), 4–7 cau-, cavil(l)-, cavyl(l)acion, 6 cauel(l)ation, 7 cavilation, 5– cavillation. [a. F. cavillation (13th c. cavillacion in Littré), ad. L. cavillātiōn-em a jeering, scoffing, in med.L. a legal subterfuge, chicane, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Federalist No. 33
He answers by saying that the clause is included "to guard against all cavilling refinements in those who might hereafter feel the disposition to curtail wikipedia.org
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cavilsome
† ˈcavilsome, a. Obs. rare. [f. cavil + -some.] Of the nature of cavil, cavilling.1611 W. Sclater Key (1629) 270 In despight of all cauilsome premisses. 1621 ― Tythes (1623) 1 None except cauilsome contradiction. Oxford English Dictionary
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cavillatory
† ˈcavillaˌtory, a. Obs. rare. [ad. L. type *cavillātōri-us of a cavillātor caviller (agent n. f. cavillāri): see -ory.] Of the nature of cavilling.1641 Answ. to Vind. Smectymnuus Pref. 10 The contradiction they would raise..is meerly cavillatory. 1643 Prynne Sov. Power Parl. iv. 14 These Cavillator... Oxford English Dictionary
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cavillous
† ˈcavillous, a. Obs. [ad. L. cavillōs-us (f. cavilla: see cavil and -ous; or ad. OF. cavilleus, -eux in same sense.] Full of cavils or cavilling; (of persons) apt to cavil.1572 Buchanan Detect. Mary in H. Campbell Love-lett. Mary Q. Scots 140 Though we would shift it off by cavillous expounding. 15... Oxford English Dictionary
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brabblement
ˈbrabblement arch. Also brable-. [f. as prec. + -ment.] Cavilling, quibbling (obs.); noisy quarrelling, contentious uproar (now chiefly dial.).1556 Abp. Parker Psalter cvi. 16 They provokt with wrath..Aaron..wyth foolish brablementes. a 1563 Bale Sel. Wks. (1849) 176 Are not Christ and his disciples... Oxford English Dictionary
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pettifoggery
pettifoggery (ˈpɛtɪˌfɒgərɪ) [f. prec. + -y.] Pettifogging practice; legal chicanery.1653 Milton Hirelings 62 The last and lowest sort of thir arguments, that men purchas'd not thir tithe with thir land, and such like pettifoggerie, I omitt. a 1693 Urquhart's Rabelais iii. xxxvi. 306 Under-hand trick... Oxford English Dictionary
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chicaning
▪ I. chicaning, vbl. n. (ʃɪˈkeɪnɪŋ) [f. chicane v. + -ing1.] The action of the verb chicane; quibbling, cavilling.1775 J. Tucker Letter to Burke 32 An effectual Stop had been put to American Chicaning. 1858 Carlyle Fredk. Gt. II. x. v. 644 The Hof kriegsrath..make no end of chicaning to one's clear ... Oxford English Dictionary
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pickeerer
pickeerer Obs. or arch. (pɪˈkɪərə(r)) [f. prec. vb. + -er1.] A skirmisher; fig. one who provokes assault; a contentious or cavilling person.a 1658 Cleveland London Lady 20 The Club Pickeerer, the robust Church Warden Of Lincolne's Inn back-corner. 1673 Lady's Call. i. i. § 19 What the end will be of... Oxford English Dictionary
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cample
cample, v. Obs. exc. dial. (ˈkæmp(ə)l) [app. f. camp v.1 + -le, frequentative suffix.] intr. To enter on a wordy conflict; to answer in anger; to wrangle, scold, or quarrel.1621 Burton Anat. Mel. iii. iii. iv. ii. 381 If they be incensed, angry, chid a little, their wives must not cample again, but ... Oxford English Dictionary
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