three skips of a louse

noun

The worth of some trifling or insignificant matter; a whit or jot of value.

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Meanings

nounthree skips of a louse pl (plural only)
  1. archaicidiomaticpluralplural onlyThe worth of some trifling or insignificant matter; a whit or jot of value.

    ’Tis not that I value the money three skips of a louse: But the thing I stand upon is the credit of the house.

    1719, Jonathan Swift, Mrs Frances Haris's Petition
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APA

three skips of a louse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three%20skips%20of%20a%20louse

MLA

“three skips of a louse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three%20skips%20of%20a%20louse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “three skips of a louse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three%20skips%20of%20a%20louse.

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