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To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.

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  1. v. i. To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.
  2. To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks. De Quincey.
  3. To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks. DeQuincey.