English Dictionary: pettifoggery | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for pettifoggery | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pettifoggery \Pet"ti*fog`ger*y\, n.; pl. -{ies}. The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles. Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. --Barrow. |