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Webster 1913 Edition

(-ẽr)

Noun.

[Cf. G.

haften

to cling or stick to, and E.

haffle

A caviler; a wrangler.

[Obs.]

Baret.

Noun.

A caviller; a wrangler. [Not in use.]

hafter ‎(plural hafters)

(obsolete) A caviler; a wrangler.
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