outwranglev.
/ˌaʊtˈraŋɡl/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈræŋɡ(ə)l/ Now rare.
transitive. To outdo in wrangling or quarrelsome disputing. Also in extended use.
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society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > quarrel with [verb (transitive)] > surpass in wrangling
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or defeat > by argument
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to dump on (occasionally all over)1967
1589 J. Lyly Pappe with Hatchet sig. B2 Thinkst thou thou hast so good a wit, as none can outwrangle thee?
1618 S. Rowlands Sacred Memorie 5 You Coniurers..That boast you can the fiends of hell outwrangle.
a1659 F. Osborne Observ. Turks (1673) 292 If Law did not out-wrangle Nature.
1698 E. Ward London Spy I. i. 8 He can..out-wrangle a Lawyer.
1858 T. S. Arthur Friends & Neighbours 59 They who attempt to out-wrangle a quarrelsome neighbour, go the wrong way to work.
1887 H. C. Lea Hist. Inquisition Middle Ages III. vii. 539 It mattered little in the end that le Brousart overreached himself and that Chiabaudi was outwrangled.
1997 Ledger (Lakeland, Fl.) (Nexis) 1 Aug. c1 Just finding the fish and getting a strike is only the beginning of what is usually a half-hour struggle to outwrangle such a powerful fish.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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