slipstring
slipstring noun: a wastefully extravagant person; a prodigal; a spendthrift.
Noun
slipstring (plural slipstrings)
- A wastefully extravagant person; a prodigal; a spendthrift.
- Every promise that thou therein dost utter, / Is as sure as it were sealed with butter, / Or a mouse tyed with a threed. Every good thing / Thou lettest even slip, like a waghalter slipstring.1546, John Heywood, chapter VII, in Julian Sharman, editor, The Proverbs of John Heywood, London: George Bell and Sons, published 1874, pages 147–148
- Goinfre: m. A wag, ſlipſtring, knaviſh lad; a merrie conceited whoreſonne, a notable good fellow, an excellent companion.1611, Randle Cotgrave, A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues, page GOI-GON
- Synonyms:
- spendthrift
Synonyms of slipstring
Forms of slipstring
| plural | slipstrings |
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Origin of slipstring
From slip + string.
Questions about slipstring
- What does slipstring mean?
- Slipstring means a wastefully extravagant person; a prodigal; a spendthrift.
- What part of speech is slipstring?
- Slipstring is a noun.
- What is the plural of slipstring?
- The plural of slipstring is slipstrings.
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