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PETTIFOGGERY

\pˈɛtɪfˌɒɡəɹi], \pˈɛtɪfˌɒɡəɹi], \p_ˈɛ_t_ɪ_f_ˌɒ_ɡ_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of PETTIFOGGERY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles.

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

n. The practice, or the acts, of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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