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 ]