An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head.
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To startle from quiet; to alarm.
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Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
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A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub.
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of Bicker
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An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.
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A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles.
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The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles.
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imp. of Spit.
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To contend for superiority in an unseemly maner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
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Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor.
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To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.
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A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.
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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.
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To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
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To engage in combat for; to strive for.
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The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quali…
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To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wra…
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That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.
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To quarrel noisily and outrageously.
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imp. of Spit.
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To argue; to debate; to dispute.
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To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle.
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To argue pertinaciously.
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To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wra…
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Rough; stern; angry.
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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
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To argue; to debate; to dispute.
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