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To: jhg_in_kc who wrote (821)2/11/2000 9:34:00 PM
From: Phil(bullrider)  Read Replies (2) of 1138
 
jhg,

does anybody have the energy to provide a definition so we can take this discussion to its bitter end?

cav*il (verb) -iled or -illed; -il*ing or -il*ling

[Latin cavillari to jest, cavil, from cavilla raillery; akin to Latin calvi to deceive -- more at CALUMNY]

verb intransitive

First appeared 1542

: to raise trivial and frivolous objection

verb transitive

: to raise trivial objections to

-- cavil (noun)

-- cav*il*er or cav*il*ler (noun)

From the AOL dictionary.

Have fun,
Phil
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