"pinch-gut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pinch-guts [plural]
Etymology: pinch + gut Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pinch|gut}} pinch + gut Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinch-gut (plural pinch-guts)
  1. (obsolete) A miser; especially someone parsimonious with food. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People Synonyms: pinch-back, pinch-belly, pinch-commons, pinch-crust, pinchfist, pinchpenny, pinch-plum Derived forms: pinch-gut money, pinch-gut pay (english: allowance paid if provisions run short), pinch-gut ship (english: ship that feed sailors poorly), pinch-gut vengeance (english: bad beer), pinch-gutted (english: very hungry)

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