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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Scrimping | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Scrimping \Scrimp"ing\, a. & n. from {Scrimp}, v. t. {Scrimping bar}, a device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing. --Knight. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Scrimp \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. | |
