LICKPENNY


Meaning of LICKPENNY in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English lickpeny, from licken to lick + peny penny

archaic : something that uses up money

law is a lickpenny — Sir Walter Scott

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