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cut and come again en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) A situation where one possesses plenty of wealth or resources.
His loaf continually increases instead of diminishing: with him, it is cut and come again, for ever.
1839, John Francis Bray, Labour's wrongs and labour's remedy, page 55:
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(uncountable) An approach to growing lettuces, etc. where one harvests only the outer leaves, leaving the inner part of the plant to grow replacements that can be harvested later.
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(uncountable) A type of English fruitcake.
Relateds
cut and grow again