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Cheeseparer

[cheez-pair-ing]

cheese·par·ing

[cheez-pair-ing]
adjective
1.
meanly economical; parsimonious.
noun
2.
something of little or no value.
3.
niggardly economy.

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Cheeseparer is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1590–1600; cheese1 + paring

cheese·par·er, noun
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