"biting money"

Michael Sheehan wordmall at AOL.COM
Thu Dec 1 14:35:40 UTC 2011


Having exhausted the meager resources available to me, I turn to this
august body. I am told that "biting money" is an Upper Peninsula term,
and that it was often used by U.P. author Cully Gage. Can anyone
define the term?

Mike Sheehan

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