money-spinner

See also: moneyspinner and money spinner

English

Noun

money-spinner (plural money-spinners)

  1. (UK, Australia) Something that generates a continuous income.
  2. A money spider.
    • 1859, James Grant, Hollywood Hall, page 65:
      She never passed a spider or moneyspinner, without throwing it over her shoulder, to the no small annoyance of those who might be near.

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