buy cotton

English - English

Definition of buy cotton in English English dictionary

to lack employment

I never knew how old Mr Radley made his living - Jem said he bought cotton, a polite term for doing nothing.

Hyphenation

buy Cot·ton

Turkish pronunciation

bay kôtın

Pronunciation

/ˈbī ˈkôtən/ /ˈbaɪ ˈkɔːtən/