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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAVILLATION

n.The act or practice of caviling, or raising frivolous objections.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAVILLATION

CAVILLATION Cav `il *la "tion, n.Etym: [F. cavillation, L. cavillatio.]

 

Defn: Frivolous or sophistical objection. [Obs. ] Hooker.