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PETTIFOG

\pˈɛtɪfˌɒɡ], \pˈɛtɪfˌɒɡ], \p_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_f_ˌɒ_ɡ]\

Definitions of PETTIFOG

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law business in a petty or tricky way.
To advocate like a pettifogger; to argue trickily; as, to pettifog a claim.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law business in a petty or tricky way.
To advocate like a pettifogger; to argue trickily; as, to pettifog a claim.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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