scrape-penny

English

Etymology

Compound of scrape +‎ penny. Attested in 1584, in the writing of Thomas Lodge, author and physician.[1]

Noun

scrape-penny (plural scrape-pennies)

  1. (obsolete) A miser.

References

  1. ^ "scrape-penny" in OED
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