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Prevarication; dishonest bargaining, haggling.
After an houres debating and paltring both parties will goe from their words and oaths for the getting or saving of a shilling [...].
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Paltering — Palter Pal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paltering}.] [See {Paltry}.] 1. To haggle. [Obs.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paltering — pal·ter || pÉ”ËltÉ™(r) v. cheat, defraud, swindle; treat disrespectfully, treat in a derisive manner … English contemporary dictionary
paltering — noun a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear • Syn: ↑fibbing • Derivationally related forms: ↑palter, ↑fib (for: ↑fibbing) • Hypernyms: ↑lying, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Equivocalness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Having a double sense. < N PARAG:Equivocalness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 equivocalness equivocalness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 double meaning double meaning &c. 516 Sgm: N 1 ambiguity ambiguity double entente double entendre… … English dictionary for students
fibbing — noun a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear • Syn: ↑paltering • Derivationally related forms: ↑palter (for: ↑paltering), ↑fib • Hypernyms: ↑lying, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Palter — Pal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paltering}.] [See {Paltry}.] 1. To haggle. [Obs.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paltered — Palter Pal ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paltering}.] [See {Paltry}.] 1. To haggle. [Obs.] Cotgrave. [1913 Webster] 2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palter — intransitive verb (paltered; paltering) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1600 1. to act insincerely or deceitfully ; equivocate 2. haggle, chaffer Synonyms: see lie • palterer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
lie — I. intransitive verb (lay; lain; lying) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English licgan; akin to Old High German ligen to lie, Latin lectus bed, Greek lechos Date: before 12th century 1. a. to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
bickering — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, aflicker, aggressive, aggressiveness, altercation, apologetics, apologia, apology, argument, argumentation, bellicose, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerent, bicker, blinking, boggling, captious,… … Moby Thesaurus
