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Pettifogger :: Pettifogger (n.) A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.

Pettifogulize :: Pettifogulize (v. i.) To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.

Pettifogging :: Pettifogging (a.) Paltry; quibbling; mean.

Fog''ger :: Fog'ger (n.) One who fogs; a pettifogger.

Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger..

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

Pettifogging :: Pettifogging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pettifo.

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

Fog :: Fog (v. i.) To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.

Pettifogging :: Pettifogging (n.) Pettifoggery.

Ies :: ies (pl. ) of Pettifogger.

Pettifogged :: Pettifogged (imp. & p. p.) of Pettifo.

Pettifoggery :: Pettifoggery (n.) The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles.

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