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thrift

thrift \'thrift\ n [ME, fr. ON, prosperity, fr. thri-fask to thrive] often 
   attrib  1: healthy and vigorous growth  2: careful management esp. of money 
   : FRUGALITY  chiefly Scot  3: gainful occupation : EMPLOYMENT  4: any of a 
   genus (Armeria) of the plumbago family of tufted acaulesc ent herbs; esp : 
   a scapose herb (A. maritima) with pink or white flower heads