| Stickle (stickle) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Stic"kle |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Stickled (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Stickling.] [Probably fr. OE. stightlen,
sti&?]tlen, to dispose, arrange, govern, freq. of
stihten, AS. stihtan: cf. |
To separate combatants by
intervening.
To contend, contest, or altercate, esp. in
a pertinacious manner on insufficient grounds.
To play fast and loose; to pass from one
side to the other; to trim.
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| Stickle (stickle) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Stic"kle |
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To separate, as combatants; hence, to quiet, to appease, as
disputants.
To intervene in; to stop, or put an end to,
by intervening; hence, to arbitrate.
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| Stickle (stickle) |
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| n. | |
|---|
| Stic"kle |
|
A shallow rapid in a river] also,
the current below a waterfall.
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