demur: verb; °(obsolete) To linger; to stay; to tarry.

"Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp. - Nicols?; °To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.

"Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit to demur. - Hayward?"; noun; °Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

"All my demurs but double his attacks; At last he whispers, ``Do; and we go snacks.'' - Alexander Pope"

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