Squab"ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Squabbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Squabbling (?).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute,
skvappa to chide.] 1. To contend for
superiority in an unseemly maner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle;
to quarrel.
2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.
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.
Syn. -- To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel;
struggle.
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.
Squab"ble, n. A scuffle; a wrangle;
a brawl.
Squab"ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Squabbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Squabbling (?).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute,
skvappa to chide.] 1. To contend for
superiority in an unseemly maner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle;
to quarrel.
2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.
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.
Syn. -- To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel;
struggle.
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.
Squab"ble, n. A scuffle; a wrangle;
a brawl.