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peplis (medicine) and penny-a-line (iou)


peplis (medicine)


peplis
<botany> A genus of plants including water purslane.

Origin: L, a kind of plant, Gr.

Source: Websters Dictionary


penny-a-line (iou)



penny-a-line adjective & verb. M19.
[from (a) penny a line.]
A. adjective. Of Writing or a writer: paid at the rate of a penny a line (now Hist.). Also, (of Writing) superficial, of little literary value. M19.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Write (material) for a penny a line or in the style of a penny-a-liner. Chiefly as penny-a-lining verbal noun & ppl adjective. M19.
penny-a-liner noun a person, esp. a journalist, who practises penny-a-line Writing M19.