n. (Zool.) See Pettychaps. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) [ Petty + coat. ] A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body below the waist. [ 1913 Webster ]
Petticoat government,
Petticoat pipe (Locomotives),
adj.
v. i.
v. t. To advocate like a pettifogger; to argue trickily;
n. A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer. [ 1913 Webster ]
A pettifogger was lord chancellor. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Paltry; quibbling; mean. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Pettifoggery. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a petty manner; frivolously. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being petty or paltry; littleness; meanness. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Sexually titillating foreplay without contact with the genital organs.
a. [ From Pet. ] Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper. “A pettish kind of humor.” Sterne. --
n. pl. [ Petty + toes. ] The toes or feet of a pig, -- often used as food; sometimes, in contempt, the human feet. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Topet, toupee. ] (Zool.) The crested titmouse. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]