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niggle

niggle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To trifle or play. Take heed, daughter, You niggle not with your conscience and religion. Massinger.
  2. 2.To act or walk mincingly. [Prov. Eng.]
  3. 3.To fret and snarl about trifles. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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