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Squib :: Squibbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Squi.

Quibbler :: Quibbler (n.) One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster..

Sesquibasic :: Sesquibasic (a.) Containing, or acting as, a base in the proportions of a sesqui compound..

Squibbing :: Squibbed (imp. & p. p.) of Squi.

Quibbled :: Quibbled (imp. & p. p.) of Quibbl.

Pettifogging :: Pettifogging (a.) Paltry; quibbling; mean.

Squib :: Squib (a.) A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack..

Punster :: Punster (n.) One who puns, or is skilled in, or given to, punning; a quibbler; a low wit..

Pun :: Pun (n.) A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation.

Quibble :: Quibble (n.) A pun; a low conceit.

Quibble :: Quibble (v. i.) To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate..

Cavillous :: Cavillous (a.) Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing..

Pettifoggery :: Pettifoggery (n.) The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks; quibbles.

Equibalance :: Equibalance (v. t.) To make of equal weight; to balance equally; to counterbalance; to equiponderate.

Salve :: Salve (n.) To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good; to soothe, as with an ointment, especially by some device, trick, or quibble; to gloss over..

Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger..

Equibalancing :: Equibalancing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Equibalanc.

Quillet :: Quillet (n.) Subtilty; nicety; quibble.

Hairsplitter :: Hairsplitter (n.) One who makes excessively nice or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles.

Squib :: Squib (a.) A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay..

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