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Definition of Haggle
1. Noun. An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining).
2. Verb. Wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.). "Sam wants to haggle with Sue "; "Let's not haggle over a few dollars"
Specialized synonyms: Bargain Down, Beat Down
Generic synonyms: Bargain, Dicker
Derivative terms: Haggler, Haggling, Huckster
Definition of Haggle
1. v. t. To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood.
2. v. i. To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.
3. n. The act or process of haggling.
Definition of Haggle
1. to bargain [v -GLED, -GLING, -GLES] - See also: bargain
Medical Definition of Haggle
1. To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle. "Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood." (Walpole) To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood. "Suffolk first died, and York, all haggled o'er, Comes to him, where in gore he lay insteeped." (Shak) Origin: Freq. Of Scot. Hag, E. Hack. See Hack to cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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