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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Palter

· Pal·ter · IPA /ˈpɔl.tɚ/
01 v. i. To haggle.
imp. & p. p. Paltered; p. pr. & vb. n. Paltering
  1. 1.
    To haggle.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle.
    “Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter.” — Shak.
    “Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor paltered with eternal God for power.” — Tennyson.
  3. 3.
    To babble; to chatter.[Obs.]
02 v. t. To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things.
  1. 1.
    To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things.[Obs.]