SCRIMPS

Noun

scrimps

plural of scrimp

Verb

scrimps

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrimp

Source: Wiktionary


SCRIMP

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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