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GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. wise or prudent only in small matters; saving small sums while losing larger; penny-wise; -- used chiefly in the phrase, penny wise and pound foolish.

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  1. pound-foolish
  1. penny wise
  1. penny-wisdom
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