¦ noun
1. a slight objection or criticism.
2. archaic a pun.
¦ verb argue about a trivial matter.
Derivatives
quibbler noun
quibbling adjective
quibblingly adverb
Origin
C17: dimin. of obs. quib 'a petty objection', prob. from L. quibus, dative and ablative plural of qui, quae, quod 'who, what, which', freq. used in legal documents.