英语词汇skinflint的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	skinflint
词源	skinflint. A cheap, mean penny-pincher, a Scrooge. The term, first recorded in 1690, is said to derive from the medieval saying to skin a flint, to be very exacting in making a bargain. A flint is a hard stone and would be exceedingly difficult if not impossible to skin.
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