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Pettifog

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(1):

(v. i.) To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law business in a petty or tricky way.

(2):

(v. t.) To advocate like a pettifogger; to argue trickily; as, to pettifog a claim.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pettifog'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pettifog.html. 1828.
 
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