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Verb: pettifog (pettifogged,pettifogging)  'petee`fóg
  1. Argue over petty things
    - quibble, niggle, bicker, squabble, brabble

Derived forms: pettifogged, pettifogging, pettifogs

See also: pettifogger, pettifoggery

Type of: argue, contend, debate, fence

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