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nictitating membrane
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niggard
nig·gard
[
níggərd
]
(
plural
nig·gards
)
noun
Definition:
miserly person:
somebody regarded as stingy or miserly
[
14th century. Alteration of
nigon
, perhaps <nig "stingy" < N Germanic
]
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