"pick-quarrel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pick-quarrels [plural]
Etymology: From pick + quarrel. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pick|quarrel}} pick + quarrel Head templates: {{en-noun}} pick-quarrel (plural pick-quarrels)
  1. (archaic) A quarrelsome person; one ready to pick quarrels. Tags: archaic Synonyms: pickquarrel
    Sense id: en-pick-quarrel-en-noun--j-UFTko Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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