Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Nip-cheese or Nip-farthing.

 Nip in the Bud.Nipperkin (A). 
CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Nip-cheese or Nip-farthing.
 
A miser, who nips or pinches closely his cheese and farthings. (Dutch, nippen.)   1
 


 Nip in the Bud.Nipperkin (A). 

 
Loading
Click here to shop the Bartleby Bookstore.
Shakespeare · Bible · Saints · Anatomy · Harvard Classics · Lit. History · Quotations · Poetry
© 1993–2013 Bartleby.com · [Top 150]