PEBBLE-BEACHED ADJ. 1. utterly penniless; very poor; destitute; in want of money ...1886 sl. 2. dazed, absent-minded ...1934 sl. ETYMOLOGY from pebble + -beached FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1886 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...We shall probably get enough of music hall tips to get thoroughly pebble-beached before the close of the season...." From: Sporting Times London (1865-1932)
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