In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SCRIMP
scrimp, stint, skimp
(verb) subsist on a meager allowance; “scratch and scrimp”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scrimp (plural scrimps)
A pinching miser; a niggard.
Synonyms
• See also miser
Verb
scrimp (third-person singular simple present scrimps, present participle scrimping, simple past and past participle scrimped)
(transitive) To make too small or short.
Synonyms: scant, contract, shorten
(transitive) To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance.
(intransitive) To be frugal.
Adjective
scrimp (comparative more scrimp, superlative most scrimp)
Short; scanty; curtailed.
Anagrams
• crimps
Source: Wiktionary
Scrimp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping.] Etym: [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrine.]
Definition: 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.
Scrimp, a.
Definition: Short; scanty; curtailed.
Scrimp, n.
Definition: A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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