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Webster 1913 Edition

Lickpenny

Lick′penˊny

(-pĕnˊny̆)

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Noun.

A devourer or absorber of money.

“Law is a lickpenny.”

Sir W. Scott.

Definition 2024

lickpenny

lickpenny

English

Noun

lickpenny ‎(plural lickpennies)

A devourer or absorber of money.
Law is a lickpenny. — Sir Walter Scott.