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Skinflint
A skinflint is a person considered so miserly that he would even "skin a flint" to save something of it. A flint is a small piece of flintstone used to strike a spark in the tinderbox. The flints in modern day lighters aren't made of flintstone, but rather of Ferrocerium. A 'skinflint' dislikes spending money and is also sometimes referred to as a 'tightwad', a 'miser', a 'niggard', a 'piker', and a 'penny pincher'.

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Missouri's 'Tightwad Bank' Re-Opens
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Tightwad Bank seeks your cents of humour.(Business)
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Tightwad Bank Closing After 22 Years
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Tightwad tips grow in gardener's newsletter
Jun 17, 2001; Tightwad tips grow in gardener's newsletter By MARY BETH BRECKENRIDGE Knight Ridder newspapers Sunday, June 17, 2001 Call Joan...
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Missouri's Tightwad Bank to Close
Nov 20, 2006; KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A small-town bank that drew $2.2 million in deposits from around the country because of its unusual name will...
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