Beggar

  • 71beggar-ticks — /beg euhr tiks /, n., pl. beggar ticks. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. any of several composite plants of the genus Bidens, having rayless yellow flowers and barbed achenes that cling to clothing. 2. the achenes of these plants. 3. any of… …

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  • 72Beggar-Thy-Neighbor — An international trading policy that utilizes currency devaluations and protective barriers to alleviate a nation s economic difficulties at the expense of other countries. While the policy may help repair an economic hardship in the nation, it… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 73Beggar on Horseback —    George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly mixed elements of European expressionism with middle American comedy at the behest of producer Winthrop Ames, who gave them a German play, Paul Apel s Hans Sonnenstösser s Höllenfahrt, to adapt. Kaufman and… …

    The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • 74beggar-ticks — ilgakotis lakišius statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Bidens frondosa), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Bidens frondosa angl. beggar ticks; devil s beggar ticks; stick tights šaltinis… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 75beggar lice — noun 1. Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing • Syn: ↑beggar s lice • Hypernyms: ↑stickweed • Member Holonyms: ↑Hackelia, ↑genus Hackelia, ↑Lappula, ↑ …

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  • 76beggar-my-neighbour — adjective Date: 1943 chiefly British beggar thy neighbor …

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  • 77beggar's-lice — or beggar lice noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1837 any of various plants (as of the genera Hackelia and Cynoglossum of the borage family) with prickly or adhesive fruits; also one of these fruits …

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  • 78beggar-thy-neighbor — adjective Date: 1969 relating to or being an action or policy that produces gains for one group at the expense of another < followed beggar thy neighbor policies in imposing taxes > …

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  • 79beggar's-ticks — noun plural but singular or plural in construction see beggar ticks …

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  • 80beggar-lice — noun plural but singular or plural in construction see beggar s lice …

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