Definition of Pinchgut

1. Noun. A niggardly person who starves himself (and others).

Generic synonyms: Churl, Niggard, Scrooge, Skinflint

Definition of Pinchgut

1. a niggard [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinchgut

pinchbugs
pinchcock
pinchcocks
pinche
pincheck
pinchecks
pinched
pinched look
pinchem
pincher
pinchers
pinches
pinches of salt
pinchfist
pinchfists
pinchgut (current term)
pinchguts
pinchily
pinching
pinching pennies
pinchingly
pinchings
pinchite
pinchlike
pinchpennies
pinchpenny
pincht
pinchy
pincoffin
pincpinc

Literary usage of Pinchgut

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cassell's Picturesque Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris (1890)
"... —pinchgut Island— Wooloomooloo—Night. T COKING down from the giddy height of -L* South Heads, we can see, outside, the white foam incessantly beating ..."

2. Book of Reference to the Plan of the Parish of ...by Great Britain Ordnance Survey by Great Britain Ordnance Survey (1884)
"COUNTY OF BEDFORD. No. of Sheet. 6-inch scale. Holwell - - XXVI. Rectory St. Peter's Church (Rectory) 25.344 in. scale. HOLWELL (DETACHED, No. 1). pinchgut ..."

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