Haggle — Defs

01 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 ha…

imp. & p. p. Haggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Haggling

1.
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.

02 v. i. To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.

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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.

03 n. The act or process of haggling.