PENNY-A-LINER


Meaning of PENNY-A-LINER in English

/pen"ee euh luy"neuhr/ , n. Chiefly Brit. Archaic.

a hack writer.

[ 1825-35; penny-a-line (of writing) paid for at the rate of a penny per line + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .