cafflev.

/ˈkaf(ə)l/

Etymology: Compare cavil v.

dialect.

intransitive. To cavil, argue; to prevaricate. Cf. caffling adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > contend, dispute, argue [verb (intransitive)]

flitec900

witherc1000

disputea1225

pleadc1275

strive1320

arguec1374

tolyc1440

toilc1450

wrestlec1450

altercate1530

disagree1534

dissent1538

contend1539

controvert1563

wrangle?1570

contestate?1572

to fend and prove?1578

contest1603

vie1604

controverse1605

discept1639

ergot1653

digladiatea1656

misprove1662

spar1698

argufy1804

spat1809

to cross swords1816

argle1823

to bandy words1828

polemize1828

controversialize1841

caffle1851

polemicize1881

ergotize1883

argy-bargy1887

cag1919

snack1956

the mind > language > statement > objection > object [verb (intransitive)] > pettily or unfairly

caffle1851

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > act evasively [verb (intransitive)]

haft1519

shuffle1565

dodge1575

palter1580

shift1580

hedge1611

boggle1615

subterfuge1622

prevaricatea1625

to shuffle up and down1633

evade1660

sophisticate1664

janka1689

whiffle1737

tongue-twist1836

caffle1851

pussyfoot1902

sidestep1904

spruce1916

to fudge and mudge1980

1851 T. Sternberg Dial. & Folk-lore Northants. 16 Caffle,..to quarrel. Probably a corruption of cavil.

1913 D. H. Lawrence Love Poems 50 To think I should ha'e to haffle an' caffle Wi' a woman an' pay 'er a price.

Derivatives

ˈcaffling n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > in action

shuffling1579

paltering1580

boggling1640

prevarication1656

whifflinga1677

wriggling1866

caffling1877

sidestepping1902

pussyfooting1956

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 45/1 Noo none o' your cafflin', tell us all about it straight out.

ˈcaffler n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > objection > [noun] > petty or unfair > one who

caviller1574

caffler1883

1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield 21 Caffler,..a shuffler, excuse-maker, &c.

1932 S. O'Faoláin Midsummer Night Madness 66 Are you going to be stopped by a city caffler?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	caffle
释义	cafflev. /ˈkaf(ə)l/ Etymology: Compare cavil v. dialect. intransitive. To cavil, argue; to prevaricate. Cf. caffling adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > contend, dispute, argue [verb (intransitive)] flitec900 witherc1000 disputea1225 pleadc1275 strive1320 arguec1374 tolyc1440 toilc1450 wrestlec1450 altercate1530 disagree1534 dissent1538 contend1539 controvert1563 wrangle?1570 contestate?1572 to fend and prove?1578 contest1603 vie1604 controverse1605 discept1639 ergot1653 digladiatea1656 misprove1662 spar1698 argufy1804 spat1809 to cross swords1816 argle1823 to bandy words1828 polemize1828 controversialize1841 caffle1851 polemicize1881 ergotize1883 argy-bargy1887 cag1919 snack1956 the mind > language > statement > objection > object [verb (intransitive)] > pettily or unfairly caffle1851 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > act evasively [verb (intransitive)] haft1519 shuffle1565 dodge1575 palter1580 shift1580 hedge1611 boggle1615 subterfuge1622 prevaricatea1625 to shuffle up and down1633 evade1660 sophisticate1664 janka1689 whiffle1737 tongue-twist1836 caffle1851 pussyfoot1902 sidestep1904 spruce1916 to fudge and mudge1980 1851 T. Sternberg Dial. & Folk-lore Northants. 16 Caffle,..to quarrel. Probably a corruption of cavil. 1913 D. H. Lawrence Love Poems 50 To think I should ha'e to haffle an' caffle Wi' a woman an' pay 'er a price. Derivatives ˈcaffling n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > in action shuffling1579 paltering1580 boggling1640 prevarication1656 whifflinga1677 wriggling1866 caffling1877 sidestepping1902 pussyfooting1956 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. 45/1 Noo none o' your cafflin', tell us all about it straight out. ˈcaffler n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > objection > [noun] > petty or unfair > one who caviller1574 caffler1883 1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield 21 Caffler,..a shuffler, excuse-maker, &c. 1932 S. O'Faoláin Midsummer Night Madness 66 Are you going to be stopped by a city caffler? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < v.1851
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