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Wrangle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wrangling (?).] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong, Wring.]
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1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.]
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2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. “In spite of occasional wranglings.” Macaulay.
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For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle.
Shak.
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He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points.
Addison.
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Wrangle (?), n. An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.
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Syn. -- Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See Altercation.
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