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palterings

palterings is the plural of paltering.

Meaning of paltering

Noun

paltering (plural palterings)

  1. Prevarication; dishonest bargaining, haggling.
    • After an houres debating and paltring both parties will goe from their words and oaths for the getting or saving of a shilling[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 40, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Questions about palterings

What is palterings the plural of?
Palterings is the plural of paltering.

Words near palterings in the dictionary

  1. paltered
  2. palterer
  3. palterers
  4. palterey
  5. paltering
  6. palterings
  7. palterly
  8. palters
  9. Palterton
  10. paltik
  11. paltiks

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