plural -s
: an itinerant peddler : hawker
is as a rule sold to higglers—T. D. Marsh
belonged to a local higgler … a man that used the roads buying poultry for resale—F. M. Ford

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably alteration of haggle

First Known Use

Verb

1633, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of higgle was in 1633

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“Higgle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higgle. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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