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Scrimp

Scrimp Meaning & Definition
Scrimp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scrimp?

[v] scratch and scrimp

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scrimp: skimp | stint

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Scrimp In Webster's Dictionary

\Scrimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrimped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrimping}.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. {Shrimp}, {Shrine}.] To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat.
\Scrimp\, a. Short; scanty; curtailed.
\Scrimp\, n. A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]

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