squabble

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 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. 3.A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.

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

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• What is 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 called?
• What is 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 called?