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niggard
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Niggard \Nig"gard\ (n[i^]g"g[~e]rd), n. [Icel. hn["o]ggr
niggardly, stingy + -ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hne['a]w.]
A person meanly stingy and covetous; one who spends
grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.
--Chaucer.
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A penurious niggard of his wealth. --Milton.
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Be niggards of advice on no pretense. --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Niggard \Nig"gard\, a. Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Niggard \Nig"gard\, v. t. & i. To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
