cut and come again

noun

A situation where one possesses plenty of wealth or resources.

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Meanings

nouncut and come again (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA situation where one possesses plenty of wealth or resources.

    His loaf continually increases instead of diminishing: with him, it is cut and come again, for ever.

    1839, John Francis Bray, Labour's wrongs and labour's remedy, page 55
  2. uncountableagricultureAn approach to growing lettuces, etc. where one harvests only the outer leaves, leaving the inner part of the plant to grow replacements that can be harvested later.
  3. uncountablefoodA type of English fruitcake.
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