pinch-belly
pinch-belly is the alternative form of pinch-gut.
pinch-belly is the alternative form of squeeze stiles.
Meaning of pinch-gut
Noun
pinch-gut (plural pinch-guts)
- A miser; especially someone parsimonious with food.
- Por. We are my Lady Pinch-guts men, Sir.
Co. Her Men? No, he Mice. We live upon crums,^([sic]) and a good Cat would run away with us all.
[…]
L. W. I wonder at it; my Lords humour is very oppoſite to hers, he loves Grandeur.
Co. So does ſhe, Sir, but hates to pat for't. She will ha' Servants for a...1690, John Crowne, “Lady Pinch-guts Houſe”, in The English Frier, act 2, scene 1, page 9
- Synonyms:
- pinch-back, pinch-belly, pinch-commons, pinch-crust, pinchfist, pinchpenny, pinch-plum
- Por. We are my Lady Pinch-guts men, Sir.
Forms of pinch-belly
| plural | pinch-bellies |
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Phrases with pinch-belly
Questions about pinch-belly
- What is pinch-belly the alternative form of?
- Pinch-belly is the alternative form of pinch-gut.
Words near pinch-belly in the dictionary
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