An archaic British term for someone who acquires money through thrift or small savings, or a penny earned through frugal means.
Compound of 'get' (Old English 'gietan,' to obtain) and 'penny' (Old English 'penning'), forming a descriptor for earned money or someone who saves coin by coin.
This word captures an entire philosophy of Victorian-era thrift—the idea that wealth came not from inheritance but from relentless, small accumulations, penny by penny.
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