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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bicker \Bick"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bickered; p. pr. & vb. n. Bickering.] [OE. bikeren, perh. fr. Celtic; cf. W. bicra to fight, bicker, bicre conflict, skirmish; perh. akin to E. beak.] 1. To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Two eagles had a conflict, and bickered together. --Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To contend in petulant altercation; to wrangle. [1913 Webster] Petty things about which men cark and bicker. --Barrow. [1913 Webster] 3. To move quickly and unsteadily, or with a pattering noise; to quiver; to be tremulous, like flame. [1913 Webster] They [streamlets] bickered through the sunny shade. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]