sifflication

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noun

supplication, petition, importuning, or wheedling

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounsifflication (plural sifflications)

plural sifflications

  1. supplication, petition, importuning, or wheedling
    1 more example

    "Weel, then — I am not free to say, that maybe I might not just slip into the King's hand a wee bit sifflication of mine ain, along with my Lord's, just to save his Majesty trouble — and that he might consider them baith at ance." " A supplication of your own, you varlet!" said his master. " Ou dear, ay, my Lord," said Richie — "puir bodies hae their bits of sifflications as weel as their betters."

    1822, Walter Scott, The fortunes of Nigel
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