grabble

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It’s that we want—and need—the ability to grabble with nuance and ambiguity that are inherent when our bodies and minds fail.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2018

To grabble the bit; to seize any   one's money.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis

He engaged some boys to grabble out the nuts from the sand beds, urging care, but many of the best were broken and injured.

From Walnut Growing in Oregon by Cooper, Jacob Calvin

W'en you talk dat a-way you fetches me, sho', en I'll tell you a tale 'bout de ole Witch-Rabbit ef I hatter git down yer on my all-fours en grabble it out'n de ashes.

From Nights With Uncle Remus by Winter, Milo

I nebber digs my taters up Wen dey's only right to grabble.

From Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study by Talley, Thomas Washington