Dingthrift

noun

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Noun

1
A spendthrift. obsolete
"Wilt thou, therefore, a drunkard be, / A dingthrift and a knave?"

Synonyms

prodigal profligate spendthrift waster

Antonyms

Example

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

Etymology

From ding + thrift. Compare English spendthrift and wastethrift.

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