Dictionary entry

Niggle

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Nig″gle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Niggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Niggling (?).] [Dim. of Prov. E. nig to clip money; cf. also Prov. E. nig a small piece.] To trifle with; to deceive; to mock. Beau. & Fl.