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higgler
higgler (ˈhɪglə(r)) Also 7 heglar, (8 hicklar), 7–9 higler. [f. higgle v. + -er1.] 1. One who higgles or chaffers in bargaining; = haggler 2. App. the source of sense 2, as in the corresponding senses of haggler. See Pegge Anecd. Eng. Lang. 264. 2. a. An itinerant dealer; esp. a carrier or a huckste... Oxford English Dictionary
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A. E. Coppard
The Black Dog and Other Stories (1923) Fishmonger's Fiddle: Tales (1925) The Field of Mustard (1926) Silver Circus (1928) Count Stefan (1928) The Higgler Coppard (1976) The Higgler and Other Stories (1991) The Man from the Caravan and Other Stories (1999) Father Raven and Other Tales (2006) Weep not wikipedia.org
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heglar
heglar obs. var. of higgler. Oxford English Dictionary
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Junior Reid
After a number of fine singles – which included "Youthman", "Bank Clerk", "Sufferation", "Give Thanks and Praises" and "Higgler Move". wikipedia.org
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higglery
higglery (ˈhɪglərɪ) [f. prec. + -y.] A higgler's business or ware.1769 De Foe's Tour Gt. Brit. (ed. 7) II. 149 The Butter⁓market, with all the Sorts of Higglery Goods. Oxford English Dictionary
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higgle
▪ I. higgle, v. (ˈhɪg(ə)l) Also 8 higle. [app. related to haggle, with the vowel-modification which often expresses less noisy or lighter action.] 1. intr. To cavil or dispute as to terms; to stickle; esp. to strive for petty advantages in bargaining; to chaffer. Cf. haggle 2.1633 T. Adams Exp. 2 Pe... Oxford English Dictionary
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Samuel Morley (VC)
Personal life Samuel Morley was born in December 1829, the son of Francis (a coal higgler) and Mary (nee Barratt). wikipedia.org
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higgling
▪ I. ˈhiggling, vbl. n. [f. higgle v. + -ing1.] 1. The action of the vb. higgle; close bargaining, chaffering; stickling as to terms.1700 T. Brown tr. Fresny's Amusem. Ser. & Com. 78 There is much Higling and Wrangling for t'other Ten Pound. 1776 Adam Smith W. N. i. v. (1869) I. 32 It is adjusted by... Oxford English Dictionary
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Anansi Boys
Callyanne Higgler, a very old family friend, reveals to Fat Charlie that the late Mr. Higgler and three of her equally old and eccentric friends to expel Spider. wikipedia.org
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haggler
haggler (ˈhæglə(r)) [f. haggle v. + -er1.] One who haggles. Cf. also higgler. † 1. A clumsy, awkward workman; a bungler. Obs. exc. dial.1577 Stanyhurst Descr. Irel. in Holinshed (1807–8) VI. 5 As neere the pricke as you are, and as verie an hagler as I am, yet the scantling shall be mine. c 1589 The... Oxford English Dictionary
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From This Day Forward
Higgler unbilled players include Ellen Corby, Ralph Dunn, Blake Edwards, Milton Kibbee, Tommy Noonan and Moroni Olsen Political context Called "the most wikipedia.org
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eggler
eggler dial. (ˈɛglə(r)) [f. egg n., ? after pedlar or higgler.] An egg-dealer and poulterer.1791 Census (Mertoun) in Stat. Acc. Sc. (1795) XIV. 589 Weavers 4, Clothier 1, Egglers 2. 1869 Daily News 6 Jan., But his chief profession is that of an ‘eggler,’ that is, he used to buy eggs and forward them... Oxford English Dictionary
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Moulton Seas End
now a village, included twenty-three farmers, three cottage farmers, five smallholders, a potato merchant, a fruit grower, a butcher, a blacksmith, a higgler—itinerant wikipedia.org
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swung
swung, ppl. a. (swʌŋ) Also 5 swonge(n. [Pa. pple. of swing v.1] † 1. Cookery. Beaten up. Obs.c 1420 Liber Cocorum (1862) 36 Take swongen eyrene and floure þer to. c 1467 Noble Bk. Cookry (1882) 120 Grind raw pork and temper them with swonge egges. 2. Caused to oscillate; suspended; wielded with rota... Oxford English Dictionary
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Buju Banton
Buju's mother was a higgler, or street vendor, while his father worked as a labourer at a tile factory. wikipedia.org
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