The Collaborative International Dictionary
Haffle
Haffle \Haf"fle\ (h[a^]f"f'l), v. i. [Cf. G. haften to cling,
stick to, Prov. G., to stop, stammer.]
To stammer; to speak unintelligibly; to prevaricate. [Prov.
Eng.]
--Halliwell.
Wiktionary
haffle
vb. (context UK dialect English) To stammer; to speak unintelligible; to prevaricate.