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Suint vs Skint - What's the difference?

suint | skint |

As a noun suint

is (organic compound|dated) a substance obtained from the wool of sheep, consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy matters.

As an adjective skint is

(slang|british|australian) penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.

suint

English

Noun

  • (organic compound, dated) A substance obtained from the wool of sheep, consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy matters.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    skint

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (slang, British, Australian) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.

    • Usage notes

    * Cockney rhyming slang for skint' is boracic lint, or just ' boracic .

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    * (l)

    Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

    (head)