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PETTIFOGGERS
Noun
pettifoggers
plural of pettifogger
Source: Wiktionary
PETTIFOGGER
Pet"ti*fog`ger, n.
Definition: A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer. A pettifogger was lord chancellor. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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