Etymology: from the fable of the dog who prevented an ox from eating hay which he did not want himself
Date: 1573
: a person who selfishly withholds from others something useless to himself
Etymology: from the fable of the dog who prevented an ox from eating hay which he did not want himself
Date: 1573
: a person who selfishly withholds from others something useless to himself
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003