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skin⋅flint
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ˈskɪnˌflɪnt
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–noun
a mean, niggardly person; miser.
Origin:
1690–1700;
skin
+
flint
Related forms:
skin⋅flint⋅i⋅ly,
adverb
skin⋅flint⋅i⋅ness,
noun
skinflinty,
adjective
Synonyms:
hoarder, pinchpenny, niggard, Scrooge.
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skinflint
1700, "miser," slang; lit. "kind of person who would skin a flint to save or gain something," from
skin
(v.) +
flint
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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