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Squabble \Squab"ble\ (skw[o^]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Squabbled} (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squabbling}
(-bl[i^]ng).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to
chide.]
1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to
scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
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2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.
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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.
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Syn: To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel;
struggle.
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Squabble \Squab"ble\, v. t. (Print.)
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.
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Squabble \Squab"ble\, n.
A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.
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