Both Uses of
thrifty
in
Main Street
- Carol had a suspicion that the thriftier housewives made the afternoon treat do for evening supper.†
Chpt 7 *
- Encourage us to be thrifty and own our own houses, and then, by golly, they've got us; they know we won't dare risk everything by committing lez—what is it? lez majesty?†
Chpt 26
Definition:
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(thrifty) careful and diligent in the use of money or other resources