About The Word Scrimp
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Scrimp
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What's The Definition Of Scrimp?
[v] scratch and scrimp
Synonyms | Synonyms for Scrimp: skimp | stint Related Terms | Find terms related to Scrimp: See Also | save 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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