/ skɪnt; NAmE / adjective
[ not usually before noun ] ( BrE , informal ) having no money
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: variant of colloquial skinned , in the same sense, past participle of skin .
/ skɪnt; NAmE / adjective
[ not usually before noun ] ( BrE , informal ) having no money
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: variant of colloquial skinned , in the same sense, past participle of skin .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005