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   pettifogger

   /ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡə/

   noun

   • 1. an inferior legal practitioner, especially one who deals with petty cases or employs dubious practices. archaic

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from petty + obsolete fogger ‘underhand dealer’, probably from Fugger, the name of a family of merchants in Augsburg in the 15th and 16th centuries.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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