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skimp

skimp is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
  2. 2.To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
  3. 3.Scanty. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

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

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