Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To dispute.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To dispute; to discuss.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
dispute ; todiscuss .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Onct Jack an 'de debil got inter a' spute 'bout who can throw a rock de ferderest.
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De French tombstones does; an 'as ter de res', I ain 'gwine to' spute 'em, nohow, fer ef I did, de folks under
The Colonel's Dream 1895
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Jedge B'ar bin havin 'a turrible' spute 'bout how long you is.
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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Jedge B'ar bin havin 'a turrible' spute 'bout how long you is.
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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"Den Brer Wolf make a bargain wid Brer Fox dat when Brer Rabbit git home, one un um ud git 'im wropped up in a' spute 'bout fust one thing en den anudder, whiles tudder one ud go out en ketch de little Rabs.
The Book of Stories for the Story-teller Fanny E. Coe
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"Mr. Lion sech a big man dat Brer Rabbit skeer'd ter 'spute 'long wid
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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"W'en dey got dar, sho 'nuff, dar lay de Hoss all stretch out in de sun, fas' 'sleep, en den Brer Fox en Brer Rabbit, dey had a' spute 'bout how dey gwine ter fix de Hoss so he can't git loose.
Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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"Mr. Lion sech a big man dat Brer Rabbit skeer'd ter 'spute 'long wid
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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"W'en dey got dar, sho 'nuff, dar lay de Hoss all stretch out in de sun, fas' 'sleep, en den Brer Fox en Brer Rabbit, dey had a' spute 'bout how dey gwine ter fix de Hoss so he can't git loose.
Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878
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It just seems those that spute nonsense regarding Obama the words used are those of Hilary's which means you are narrow minded and not looking at both side.
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