What does "squabble" mean?
Squabble: To debate peevishly; to dispute. The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative. I. Watts.
Additional senses
- 2.To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry or are mixed and need careful readjustment; -- said of type that has been set up.
- 3.A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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