higgle

American  

[hig-uhl] / ˈhɪg əl /

verb (used without object)

higgled, higgling

1. to bargain, especially in a petty way; haggle.

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higgle British  

/ ˈhɪɡəl /

verb

1. a less common word for haggle

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Other Word Forms

• higgler noun

Etymology

Origin of higgle

First recorded in 1625–35; apparently variant of haggle

Example Sentences

If I were a man in station I would say, now is the time to pay all Alabama claims, and not higgle whether we owe them or not.

From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Downey, Edmund

Such right of registering, properly of mere writing down, the Parlement has got by old wont; and, though but a Law-Court, can remonstrate, and higgle considerably about the same.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

So, next day, Charles set to work to higgle with the curate.

From An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay by Allen, Grant

I hope that every young man who reads this, will start in life with a resolution never to higgle and lie in dealings.

From Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. by Cobbett, William

But it is idle to argue with the higgle of the market.

From In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays by Birrell, Augustine