Pettifoggery
Pronunciation : Pet"ti*fog`ger*y
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : Defn: The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles. Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow.
pl. -ies (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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