Meanings
noundingthrift (plural dingthrifts)
plural dingthrifts
- obsoleteA spendthrift.
Wilt thou, therefore, a drunkard be, / A dingthrift and a knave?
1566, Thomas Drant, Satires
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From ding + thrift. Compare English spendthrift and wastethrift.
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dingthrift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dingthrift
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“dingthrift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dingthrift. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dingthrift,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dingthrift.
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