Dingthrift

noun

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  1. 1
    A spendthrift. obsolete

    "Wilt thou, therefore, a drunkard be, / A dingthrift and a knave?"

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spendthrift

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"Wilt thou, therefore, a drunkard be, / A dingthrift and a knave?"

Etymology

From ding + thrift. Compare English spendthrift and wastethrift.

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