PINCHPENNY


Meaning of PINCHPENNY in English

/pinch"pen'ee/ , n. , pl. pinchpennies , adj.

n.

1. a miser or niggard.

adj.

2. stingy; miserly; niggardly.

[ 1375-1425; late ME; see PINCH, PENNY ]

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