nipcheese — ozdic

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noun

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Synonym of miser.

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Synonym of purser.

adj

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Synonym of miserly.

Contrasting with this nip-cheese policy as to all things railway, the Estimates Committee recommends a simpler system of control of expenditure on classified roads, with the emphasis more on achievement and less on control.

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Contrasting with this nip-cheese policy as to all things railway, the Estimates Committee recommends a simpler system of control of expenditure on classified roads, with the emphasis more on achieveme

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