penny-father
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
penny-father (plural penny-fathers)
- (obsolete) A miser or penurious person who husbands each penny.
- c. 1555, The Famous Historie of Fryer Bacon:
- 1629, Pasquil, Jests:
- Good old penny-father was glad of his liquor.
Synonyms[edit]
- See Thesaurus:miser or Thesaurus:pauper.