| 单词 | pettifog |
| 释义 | pettifog —pettifogger, n. —pettifoggery, n. /pet"ee fog', -fawg'/, v.i. , pettifogged, pettifogging. 1. to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters. 2. to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business. 3. to practice chicanery of any sort. [1605-15; back formation from pettifogger, equiv. to PETTY + fogger < MLG voger or MD voeger one who arranges things; akin to OE gefog a joining] |
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