lickpenny
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) Something that devours or absorbs lots of money; something expensive.
- A miserly person.
Etymology
Compound from English lick + English penny.
Origin
English
penny
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- belick English
- bootlick English
- catchpenny English
- cowlick English
- deerlick English
- eighteenpenny English
- eightpenny English
- elevenpenny English
- facelick English
- fifteenpenny English
- fivepenny English
- fortypenny English
- fourpenny English
- fourteenpenny English
- halfpenny English
- interlick English
- lick English
- lick clean English
- lick-box English
- lick-platter English
- lick-spigot English
- lick-trencher English
- lick-twat English
- lick-wimble English
- lickability English
- lickable English
- lickdish English
- licker English
- lickery English
- lickest English
- licketh English
- lickport English
- lickpot English
- licksome English
- licky English
- megapenny English
- midlick English
- ninepenny English
- outlick English
- overlick English
- pennied English
- penniless English
- penny English
- penny ante English
- penny university English
- penny-ante English
- penny-wise English
- pennycress English
- pennyweight English
- pennywhistle English
- pennywise English
- pennywort English
- pennyworth English
- pickpenny English
- pinchpenny English
- pitchpenny English
- sevenpenny English
- sixpenny English
- sixteenpenny English
- tenpenny English
- thirteenpenny English
- thirtypenny English
- threepenny English
- twalpenny English
- twelvepenny English
- twentypenny English
- twopenny English
- penny French
- пенни Russian
- ペニー Japanese
- likken Middle English
- peni Middle English
- penni Norman
- pénîn Norman
- peni Swahili
- lick
- penny
- licky
- belick
- licker
- lickery
- pennied
- lickest
- lickpot
- cowlick
- licketh
- midlick
- outlick
- lickdish
- twopenny
- lickable
- bootlick
- licksome
- tenpenny
- overlick
- lickport
- deerlick
- facelick
- lick-box
- sixpenny
- lick-twat
- pickpenny
- halfpenny
- interlick
- megapenny
- penniless
- ninepenny
- twalpenny
- fourpenny
- pennywise
- fivepenny
- pennywort
- catchpenny
- pinchpenny
- pennyworth
- eightpenny
- fortypenny
- pitchpenny
- penny-ante
- lick clean
- penny-wise
- threepenny
- pennycress
- sevenpenny
- penny ante
- twelvepenny
- twentypenny
- lick-wimble
- lickability
- lick-spigot
- elevenpenny
- thirtypenny
- pennyweight
- fifteenpenny
- pennywhistle
- lick-platter
- sixteenpenny
- eighteenpenny
- thirteenpenny
- lick-trencher
- fourteenpenny
- penny university