WEBA flint is a kind of rock that was used in the olden days to start a fire. If you didn't want to buy a new flint, you'd use an old one over and over again, "skinning" it — that is, wearing it down until it's as thin as skin. So someone who did that would be called a skinflint.
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SKINFLINT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBSKINFLINT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of skinflint in English. skinflint. noun [ C ] informal disapproving uk / ˈskɪn.flɪnt / us / ˈskɪn.flɪnt / Add to word …
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SKINFLINT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
WEBa person who is unwilling to spend money: He's a real skinflint. Synonyms. cheapskate informal disapproving. miser disapproving. scrooge disapproving. tightwad US slang …
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Skinflint - definition of skinflint by The Free Dictionary
WEBn. One who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser. [From the earlier expression to skin a flint, to go extreme lengths to obtain an often paltry reward or advantage, from the time-consuming process of removing the cortex from a flint nodule before knapping off flakes from the core for use as gunflints or other tools (since flint nodules ...
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SKINFLINT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEBApr 16, 2024 · countable noun. If you describe someone as a skinflint, you are saying that they are a mean person who hates spending money . [disapproval] She accused him …