Slipstring
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wastefully extravagant person; a prodigal; a spendthrift. obsolete
"Every promise that thou therein dost utter, / Is as sure as it were sealed with butter, / Or a mouse tyed with a threed. Every good thing / Thou lettest even slip, like a waghalter slipstring."
Synonyms
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More examples"Every promise that thou therein dost utter, / Is as sure as it were sealed with butter, / Or a mouse tyed with a threed. Every good thing / Thou lettest even slip, like a waghalter slipstring."
Etymology
From slip + string.