argufying

• Country people are prone to "argufying"--the greater and more weighty the question, the more ready are the bucolic Solons to engage with it. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators
• I'm to wed him--them's the terms--there ain't no use argufying, Hester; but it's all plain--Dent will clear Will, and keep out of prison hisself, for he's as clever as he's bad. —  A Girl of the People
• I listen to a preacher, and try to be the better for his argufying, if he has any sense, and will let me; and I listen to the violin, and dance to it, if it's in tune, and played right. —  Nature and Human Nature
• "Though how am I ever to thank you By not argufying," Lin answered Oh no, no! —  Lin McLean
• I promised mother, so there's no argufying on that point -- the boys and me we must go. " —  A Girl of the People

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