"wastethrift" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wastethrifts [plural]
Etymology: waste + thrift Etymology templates: {{compound|en|waste|thrift}} waste + thrift Head templates: {{en-noun}} wastethrift (plural wastethrifts)
  1. (obsolete) A spendthrift. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Money, People Synonyms: wastegood

Inflected forms

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