dingthrift

English

Etymology

From ding +‎ thrift. Compare English spendthrift and wastethrift.

Noun

dingthrift (plural dingthrifts)

  1. (obsolete) A spendthrift.
    • 1566, Thomas Drant, Satires:
      Wilt thou, therefore, a drunkard be, / A dingthrift and a knave?

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