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Penny-a-liner
(A). A contributor to the local newspapers, but not on
the staff. At one time these collectors of news used to be paid a penny
a line, and it was to their interest to spin out their report as much
as possible. The word remains, but is now a misnomer.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Penny-a-liner from Infoplease:
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