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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skin a flint

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
skin a flint
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Go to great lengths to save or gain something, particularly money.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see skin, a, flint.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

skins a flint (present, singular) skinning a flint (participle, present) skinned a flint (participle, past) skinned a flint (past)

Derived Forms

skinflint

Questions

What does skin a flint mean?
Go to great lengths to save or gain something, particularly money.

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