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Definition of Cavils
1. cavil [v] - See also: cavil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cavils
Literary usage of Cavils
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1895)
"Soon after (in February, 606) Sabinianus died. sor, cavils . ,.,,.. 1 The rath
of March is sometimes given as the day of Gregory's death, but it seems clear ..."
2. The Works of Rufus Choate: With a Memoir of His Life by Rufus Choate, Samuel Gilman Brown (1862)
"... colonies into a nation, to overcome the prejudices of habit and ignorance,
the petty cavils of the petty, the envy, the jealousy, the ambition, ..."
3. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government by Jefferson Davis (1881)
"Verbal cavils and Criticisms.—"Compact," "Confederacy," "Accession," etc.— The "
New Vocabulary."—The Federal Constitution a Compact, and the States acceded ..."
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