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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PETTIFOGGERY

n.The practice of a pettifogger; tricks; quibbles.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PETTIFOGGERY

PETTIFOGGERY Pet "ti *fog `ger *y, n.; pl. -ies (.

 

Defn: The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles. Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pettifoggery

pet ti fog gery /pétifɑ̀ɡ (ə )ri |-fɔ̀ɡ -/名詞 U ささいな [つまらない ]ことにこだわること ; ごまかし .