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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BRAB'BLE, n. A broil; a clamorous contest; a wrangle.
BRAB'BLE, v.i. To clamor; to contest noisily.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" [syn: quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble]

Merriam Webster's

intransitive verb (brabbled; brabbling) Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch brabbelen, of imitative origin Date: circa 1530 squabblebrabble noun

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brabble Brab"ble, v. i. [D. brabbelen to talk confusedly. ?95. Cf. Blab, Babble.] To clamor; to contest noisily. [R.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brabble Brab"ble, n. A broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle. This petty brabble will undo us all. --Shak.





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