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(1):

(v. t. & i.) A shallow rapid in a river; also, the current below a waterfall.

(2):

(v. t.) To intervene in; to stop, or put an end to, by intervening; hence, to arbitrate.

(3):

(v. t.) To separate, as combatants; hence, to quiet, to appease, as disputants.

(4):

(v. i.) To play fast and loose; to pass from one side to the other; to trim.

(5):

(v. i.) To contend, contest, or altercate, esp. in a pertinacious manner on insufficient grounds.

(6):

(v. i.) To separate combatants by intervening.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stickle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/stickle.html. 1828.
 
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