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NOUNS 2. a rude, quarrelsome person; a playful or frolicsome child (dialect) 3. a lie; a petty deception or theft (dialect) VERBS 1. to disagree, to quarrel, to dispute; to wrangle; to scold, to find fault with (chiefly dialect) 2. to worry about trifles; to fret, to grumble (dialect) 3. to lie; to shuffle or cheat in joke; to boast unduly (dialect) 4. to sport, to frolic (dialect) 5. to praise (dialect) 6. to make a harsh or strident noise; to creak, as a cart (obsolete) CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES ETYMOLOGY ? onomatopœic EXAMPLE From: Belgravia An Illustrated London Magazine Vol. LIII. March to June 1884 'The Wearing of the Green' . By Basil. Chapter XXIII. A Sunday-School Class. P. 500
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