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Quibble (plot device) — In literature, a quibble is a common plot device, used to fulfill the exact verbal conditions of an agreement in order to avoid the intended meaning. Its most common uses are in legal bargains and, in fantasy, magically enforced ones. John Grant… … Wikipedia
On the Day Before — The West Wing episode The president interrupts the Nobel laureate dinner to deal with an international crisis … Wikipedia
quibbling — quibblingly, adv. /kwib ling/, adj. 1. characterized by or consisting of quibbles; carping; niggling: quibbling debates. n. 2. the act of a person who quibbles. 3. an instance of quibbling: a relationship marked by frequent quibblings. [1650 60;… … Universalium
quibble — [[t]kwɪ̱b(ə)l[/t]] quibbles, quibbling, quibbled 1) V RECIP When people quibble over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important. [V over/about/with n] Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the… … English dictionary
quibble — I UK [ˈkwɪb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms quibble : present tense I/you/we/they quibble he/she/it quibbles present participle quibbling past tense quibbled past participle quibbled to argue or complain about something that is not… … English dictionary
Hairsplitter — Hair split ter ( spl[i^]t t[ e]r), n. One who makes excessively fine or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles. The caviling hairsplitter. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pettifoggeries — Pettifoggery Pet ti*fog ger*y, n.; pl. {pettifoggeries}. The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles. [1913 Webster] Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pettifoggery — Pet ti*fog ger*y, n.; pl. {pettifoggeries}. The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles. [1913 Webster] Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries. Barrow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quibble — Quib ble, n. [Probably fr. quib, quip, but influenced by quillet, or quiddity.] 1. A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil. [1913 Webster] Quibbles have no place in the search after truth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quibbler — Quib bler, n. One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
