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split-fig
split-fig n.
Brit. 
/ˈsplɪtfɪɡ/
, /ˈsplɪtfɪɡ/U.S. /ˈsplɪtˌfɪɡ/
(see quots.)./ˈsplɪtˌfɪɡ/ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > stingy
split-fig1699
1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Split-fig, a Grocer.
1882 F. W. P. Jago Anc. Lang. & Dial. Cornwall 274 Split-fig, a very stingy person. Nickname for a grocer who would cut a raisin in two, rather than give overweight.
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- to make a religion of
- to make a religion to
- to make a retinue
- to make a review
- to make a riddle of
- to make a rise
- to make a rod for one's own back
- to make a rod for one's own oneself
- to make a round
- to make a rout
- to make a rout about
- to make a rout etc
- to make a rout over
- to make a row
- to make a run for it
- to make a run of it
- to make a sally
- to make a saver
- to make a saving game of
- to make a saving game of it
- to make a scene
- to make a scene of
- to make a scene of it
- to make a score off one's own bat
- to make a secret of