nip-and-fasten

Updated: June 1, 2025

"I know," said Reuben; "but young Nip-and-Fasten has the breed of old Bite-and-Hold-Fast in him, and if the old man keeps his money the young one will manage to get along without it." At this moment the bells ceased their clangor. "They've gone into the church, Reuben," said the old man. "I'll do no less than wish 'em happiness, though there's fewer that finds it than seeks it by that gate."

David Christie Murray - Aunt Rachel : A Rustic Sentimental Comedy