All 3 Uses of
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The Devil and Tom Walker
- About the year 1727, just at the time that earthquakes were prevalent in New England, and shook many tall sinners down upon their knees, there lived near this place a meagre, miserly fellow, of the name of Tom Walker.†
- He had a wife as miserly as himself; they were so miserly that they even conspired to cheat each other.†
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- He had a wife as miserly as himself; they were so miserly that they even conspired to cheat each other.†
Definition:
of a person: excessively disinclined to part with money
of an amount: less than is appropriate
of an amount: less than is appropriate