slipstring

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slipstring

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From slip + string.

noun slipstrings

obsolete A wastefully extravagant person; a prodigal; a spendthrift. Every promise that thou therein dost utter, / Is as sure as it were sealed with butter, / Or a mouse tyed with a threed. Every good thing / Thou lettest even slip, like a waghalter slipstring.
Similar: spendthrift

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"slipstring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slipstring. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{slipstring_2026,
  title = {slipstring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slipstring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}