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cut and come again

cut and come again noun: a situation where one possesses plenty of wealth or resources.

Noun

cut and come again (uncountable)

  1. A situation where one possesses plenty of wealth or resources.
    • His loaf continually increases instead of diminishing: with him, it is cut and come again, for ever.1839, John Francis Bray, Labour's wrongs and labour's remedy, page 55
  2. An approach to growing lettuces, etc. where one harvests only the outer leaves, leaving the inner part of the plant to grow replacements that can be harvested later.
  3. A type of English fruitcake.

Questions about cut and come again

What does cut and come again mean?
Cut and come again means a situation where one possesses plenty of wealth or resources.
What part of speech is cut and come again?
Cut and come again is a noun.

Words near cut and come again in the dictionary

  1. cut across
  2. cut along
  3. cut and carve
  4. cut and carved
  5. cut and choose
  6. cut and come again
  7. cut and cover
  8. cut and dried
  9. cut and dry
  10. cut and paste
  11. cut and run

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