scrimp

Scant. A word used in the north; as, a scrimp wind, a very light breeze.

← screw-well × scrivano →

Scrimp
·adj Short; scanty; curtailed. II. Scrimp ·noun A pinching miser; a niggard. III. Scrimp ·vt To ma...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
scrimp
1) Short; scanty.--Webster. 2) A pinching miser; a niggard; a close-fisted person.--Webster. TO SC...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.