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ˈmoney-bag
1. A bag for holding money. Often used jocularly in pl. to denote ‘wealth’.
1565Cooper Thesaurus s.v. Numarius, Theca numaria, a money bagge. 1596Shakes. Merch. V. ii. v. 18, I did dreame of money bags to night. 1713Addison Guard. No. 106 ⁋4, I found my place taken up by an ill-bred, aukward puppy, with a money-bag under each arm. 1825Lamb Elia ii. Stage Illusion, The insecure tenure by which he [sc. the miser] holds his money bags and parchments? 1884St. James's Gaz. 9 July 6/1 The elder had possession of the money-bags; and so Prince Victor was forced to eat the leek.
2. transf. (pl.) A person who is chiefly remarkable as a possessor or lover of money.
1818Keats Isabella xviii, How could these money-bags see east and west? 1898J. Arch Story of Life 378 Though squarsons and squires, landlords and money-bags leagued together against me, I was returned by a majority of 34. |