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quarreling
Variant of quarrel
quarrel
definition
quar·rel (kwôr′əl, kwär′-)
noun
- a bolt or arrow with a quadrangular head, shot from a crossbow
- a small, diamond-shaped or square pane of glass, as in a latticed window
Etymology: ME quarel < OFr < ML querellus < VL *quadrellum, dim. of L quadrus, a square
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