Meaning of CHEESEPARING
| Pronunciation: | | 'cheez`pehring
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| | Definition: | | [adj] giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" |
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| | Synonyms: | | close, near, penny-pinching, stingy, ungenerous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cheese"par`ing\, n.
A thin portion of the rind of a cheese. -- a. Scrimping;
mean; as, cheeseparing economy.
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