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Palter \Pal"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paltered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Paltering}.] [See {Paltry}.]
1. To haggle. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to
equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle.
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Romans, that have spoke the word,
And will not palter. --Shak.
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Who never sold the truth to serve the hour,
Nor paltered with eternal God for power. --Tennyson.
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3. To babble; to chatter. [Obs.]
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