What does "scrimp" mean?
Scrimp: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.Short; scanty; curtailed.
- 3.A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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