niggle
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"Niggle isn't something we practice," Hartley said in response.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2016
Niggle Green—Niggle Green—Niggle Green!—why, my lord, you would be queered in the drinking of a penny pot of Malmsey, if you cry before you are touched.
From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir
Niggle, nig′l, v.i. to trifle, busy one's self with petty matters: to cramp.—v.t. to fill with excessive detail: to befool.—n. small cramped handwriting.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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