Penny a liner definitions

Penny-a-liner

• (n.) One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer.
Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/penny-a-liner/

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Penny-a-liner

Pen'ny-a-lin'er noun One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer. Thackeray.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/47

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