10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEESEPARING»
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cheeseparing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cheeseparing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
OED defines cheeseparing as referring to a "miserly economist," a skinflint; but
Shakespeare uses it to mean thin as a cheese rind when he has Falstaff (2 Henry
IV, iii, 2) say of Justice Shallow: "I do remember him at Clement's Inn, like a man ...
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2009
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The British Navy: Its Strength, Resources, and Administration
He says he will always oppose the miserable policy of cheeseparing, of which in
this borough, and especially in Woolwich and Deptford, you have had such pitiful
examples. Now, what is the fact with regard to this " cheeseparing economy ?
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... moneygrubber, niggard, ||nipcheese, piker, skinflint, stiff, tightwad penny-
pinching adj syn STINGY, cheeseparing, close, close- fisted, miserly, niggardly,
parsimonious, penurious, tight, tightfisted penny-wise adj syn STINGY,
cheeseparing, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
... closefisted, tight, lightfisted. niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, miserly,
cheeseparing, penny-pinching can mean unwilling or manifesting unwillingness
to share one's goods with others or to give to another a part of one's possessions.
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Ewes Use Yews 2nd Edition
... "a close secret" 12: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: snug, close-
fitting] 13: used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut" 14: giving or spending
with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his ...
Everything and everyone became hideous with the cheeseparing. She did not
always spare Jack the knowledge of the hardship. 'Are affairs as serious as your
letter indicates?' he wrote home to her while sitting his Intermediate examinations
...
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My Family's Other Recipes: I Didn't Wanna Do It
... was happening in the family. My Aunt Jen's comments about her sister's
alleged meanness in the salad department reminded me of a word which is
slowly going out of fashion—cheeseparing. The OED defines it as “meanly
economical” and ...
There are a myriad of reasons for this descent into the doldrums, beginning with
the fact that my sister, Francesca, has married the most cheeseparing man in
creation. Not only have I had to leave London in the middle of my first Season (so
...
Kasey Michaels, Gayle Wilson, Lyn Stone, 2010
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A Midsummer Night's Sin (Mills & Boon M&B)
Itwill appear cheeseparing. You know yourfather does notwish us everto look
cheeseparing. He became outofreason cross with me whenI suggestedyou did
not needmore than a dozen gowns fora proper Come- out, ifwejustchanged the ...
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Chambers English Thesaurus
... impecunious, impoverished, indigent, moneyless, necessitous, needy, on one's
uppers, on the rocks, penurious, poor, povertystricken, ruined, skint, stoney-broke
, strapped. antonyms rich, wealthy. penny-pinching adj cheeseparing, close, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEESEPARING»
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cheeseparing is used in the context of the following news items.
The Pirates of Penzance (Tour)
That piano will have sounded fine in the confines of the tiny Union Theatre, the show's original home, but it's a cheeseparing too far in a regular ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Apr 15»
Alarm Bells for the Tories
... and a strong national defense has become the party of military cheeseparing and strategic retreat. Even if some of these policies are justified, ... «National Review Online, Apr 15»
Tories may not reveal details of £12bn welfare cuts until after election
Insisting that he was not intending to carry out “cheeseparing cuts”, Duncan Smith said: “I cannot and will not on this programme try to write the ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
The Commons sells off 'family' silver to save£200 a week
... decision overturned, said: 'Selling off Westminster's family silver to save a paltry £10,000 a year is taking cheeseparing to ridiculous lengths. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
Wal-Mart's raise underscores the poor condition of most low-wage …
The company has become the poster child for cheeseparing retail employers, with good reason. Possibly members of the Walton family, who ... «Los Angeles Times, Feb 15»
Sam Leith: Tax avoiders are not the issue, it's the tax-law fixers
... welfare budget, he said: “You don't do it necessarily by cheeseparing or cutting. You do it by changing the way people go about their lives.”. «Evening Standard, Feb 15»
Letter: Pinching pennies for education
... and otherwise exceptionally, excessively, and extraordinarily frugal even to the extent of cheeseparing miserliness – demonstrating a radical ... «The Suburban Times, Feb 15»
How Washington can improve the lives of ordinary Americans
Yet our cheeseparing Congress has been unable to see the difference between "spending" and "investment." In the name of "making a ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
The hard truth about Americans' retirement options
Age discrimination and the experienced and knowledgeable worker forced into retirement by a cheeseparing corporation aren't myths. «Los Angeles Times, Nov 14»
This Boehner/McConnell Obamacare 'fix' could hurt millions of …
The bottom line is that it would be a handout to cheeseparing employers, not a gain for their workers. Boehner and McConnell say their overall ... «Los Angeles Times, Nov 14»
