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Squabble
Squabble 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.
Squabble
Squabble 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.
Squabble
Squabble Squab"ble, n. A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.
Squabbled
Squabble 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.
Squabbler
Squabbler Squab"bler, n. One who squabbles; a contentious person; a brawler.

Meaning of Quabble from wikipedia

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- camera. Kelly later called the dispute that led to her arrest a "domestic quabble" rather than a criminal manner. Her charges were dropped later that month...