scantle

Definitions

1. 1.To be deficient; to fail. [Obs.] Drayton.
2. 2.To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down. [Obs.] All their pay Must your discretion scantle; keep it back. J. Webster.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is scantle.

• What is to be deficient; to fail. [Obs.] Drayton called?
• What is to scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down. [Obs.] All their pay Must your discretion scantle; keep it back. J. Webster called?