Definitions for "Quibble"
A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.
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.
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
Keywords:  pun, conceit, archaic, practice, low
A pun; a low conceit.
To pun; to practice punning.
an archaic term for a "pun
A quibble is a common plot device, used to fulfil 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 and John Clute, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, "Quibbles" p 796 ISBN 0-312-19869-8 Clever and unusual quibbles startle and please readers, but clumsily contrived ones can seem artificial ways to escape a fictional problem.
Keywords:  petty, pennies, argue, let, things
argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"