pride-wounding

Updated: May 13, 2025

Indeed, in some cases his interest was so poignant and his advice so frequent he would speak of our deal that the lucky winner gave him a small share of his spoils, which Gilmartin accepted without hesitation he was beyond pride-wounding by now and promptly used to back some miniature deal of his own on the Consolidated Exchange or even in "Percy's" a dingy little bucket shop, where they took orders for two shares of stock on a margin of 1 per cent; that is, where a man could bet as little as two dollars.

Edwin Lefevre - The Tipster: 1901, From "Wall Street Stories"