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three skips of a louse

three skips of a louse noun: the worth of some trifling or insignificant matter; a whit or jot of value.

Noun

three skips of a louse pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, plural, plural-only) The worth of some trifling or insignificant matter; a whit or jot of value.
    • ’Tis not that I value the money three skips of a louse:
      But the thing I stand upon is the credit of the house.1719, Jonathan Swift, Mrs Frances Haris's Petition

Questions about three skips of a louse

What does three skips of a louse mean?
Three skips of a louse means the worth of some trifling or insignificant matter; a whit or jot of value.
What part of speech is three skips of a louse?
Three skips of a louse is a noun.

Words near three skips of a louse in the dictionary

  1. three sheets in the wind
  2. three sheets to the wind
  3. three sisters
  4. three sixties
  5. three sixty
  6. three skips of a louse
  7. three squares
  8. three stars
  9. Three Stooges
  10. three stops short of Dagenham
  11. three strikes and you're out

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