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palter

[pawl-ter]

pal·ter

[pawl-ter]
verb (used without object)
1.
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
2.
to bargain with; haggle.
3.
to act carelessly; trifle.

Origin:
1530–40 in sense “to speak indistinctly,” perhaps alteration of falter in same sense, with p- from palsy1

pal·ter·er, noun
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palter (ˈpɔːltə)
 
vb
1.  to act or talk insincerely
2.  to haggle
 
[C16: of unknown origin]
 
'palterer
 
n

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