"lickpenny" meaning in All languages combined

See lickpenny on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more lickpenny [comparative], most lickpenny [superlative]
Etymology: From lick + penny. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lick|penny}} lick + penny Head templates: {{en-adj}} lickpenny (comparative more lickpenny, superlative most lickpenny)
  1. (obsolete) Expensive. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: expensive
    Sense id: en-lickpenny-en-adj-Iab9PflP

Noun [English]

Forms: lickpennies [plural]
Etymology: From lick + penny. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lick|penny}} lick + penny Head templates: {{en-noun}} lickpenny (plural lickpennies)
  1. (obsolete) Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-lickpenny-en-noun-aMszvRxc Disambiguation of Money: 4 96 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 83 14 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 21 65 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 0
  2. A miserly person.
    Sense id: en-lickpenny-en-noun-WZOsS8yM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: black hole (english: An entity which consumes time or resources) [figuratively], money pit [idiomatic]

Inflected forms

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