(Britain) The revelry on Guy Fawkes Day (the 5th of November) in commemoration of the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, traditionally including the burning of effigies of the pope, Guy Fawkes, and/or the Devil.

Sparing; stinting; parsimonious. / Miserly or stingy.

A miser or stingy person; a skinflint. / A false bottom in a grate, used for saving fuel.

(intransitive) To hoard; to act stingily.

(colloquial, somewhat dated) Good, smart; useful or beneficial. / (colloquial, somewhat dated) Stylish.

(colloquial, dated) A possibly risqué comic story or anecdote.

an unsigned leaflet distributed clandestinely

Constantly; ceaselessly; without stopping.

An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.

Almost, nearly.