Reference > Brewer’s Dictionary > Penny-father (A).

 Penny Dreadfuls.Penny Gaff (A). 
CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Penny-father (A).
 
A miser, a penurious person, who “husbands” his pence   1
       
“Good old penny-father was glad of his liquor.”
       
Pasquil: Jests (1629).
 


 Penny Dreadfuls.Penny Gaff (A). 

 
Loading
Click here to shop the Bartleby Bookstore.
Shakespeare · Bible · Saints · Anatomy · Harvard Classics · Lit. History · Quotations · Poetry
© 1993–2013 Bartleby.com · [Top 150]