Definitions
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- intransitive verb Prov. Eng. To stammer; to speak unintelligibly; to prevaricate.
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- verb UK, dialect To
stammer ; tospeak unintelligibly ; toprevaricate .
Etymologies
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Compare German haften to cling, stick to, (dialect) to stop, stammer.
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