skinflint
n.
"miser, one who makes use of contemptible economy to keep money," 1700, slang; literally "kind of person who would skin a flint to save or gain something," from skin, v. + flint. Flay-flint in same sense is from 1670s.
| 词汇 | skinflint |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary skinflint n. "miser, one who makes use of contemptible economy to keep money," 1700, slang; literally "kind of person who would skin a flint to save or gain something," from skin, v. + flint. Flay-flint in same sense is from 1670s. |
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