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mingy(dictionary)

Leicester (iou) and mingy (oh)


Leicester (iou)



Leicester noun. L18.
[A city in Leicestershire, central England.]
In full Leicester sheep. (An animal of) a valuable long-woolled variety of sheep orig. bred in Leicestershire, England. In Austral. & NZ freq. more fully English Leicester. See also Border Leicester s.v. BORDER noun. L18.
(An animal of) a long-horned variety of cattle, orig. bred in Leicestershire. M19.
In full Leicester cheese. A firm-textured usu. orange-coloured full milk cheese of a type orig. made in Leicestershire. Also Red Leicester. L19.

mingy (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Perhaps mean + stingy]
not at all generous