Brangle

//ˈbɹæŋ.ɡəl// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A squabble. archaic

    ""I was a fool, it's a fact, to let any such brangle come up," said Legree; "but, when the boy set up his will, he had to be broke in.""

Verb
  1. 1
    To squabble.

    ""As if he'd let a cow-handed bantling like you handle them," Cecily muttered. "Children!" Meredyth protested, her face flushing. "What must Lord Englemere think, to hear you brangle so?""

Synonyms

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branle

Example

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""I was a fool, it's a fact, to let any such brangle come up," said Legree; "but, when the boy set up his will, he had to be broke in.""

Etymology

Perhaps related to branle.

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