pettifog verb intrans. ['pɛtɪfɒg] Infl.
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E17.[Back-form. from PETTIFOGGER. Cf. earlier PETTIFOGGING noun.]Act as a pettifogger; conduct a petty case in a minor court; practise legal chicanery;
transf. quibble.
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