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Cheeseparing \Cheese"par`ing\, n. A thin portion of the rind of a cheese. -- a. Scrimping; mean; as, cheeseparing economy. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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cheeseparing adj : giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: close, near, penny-pinching]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Cheeseparing \Cheese"par`ing\, n. A thin portion of the rind of a cheese. -- a. Scrimping; mean; as, cheeseparing economy.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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