scant measure

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• scant — [skant] adj. [ME < ON skamt < skammr, short: see SCAMP2] 1. inadequate in size or amount; not enough; meager 2. lacking a small part of the whole; not quite up to full measure [a scant foot] vt. 1. to limit in size or amount; stint 2 …   English World dictionary

• scant|ling — «SKANT lihng», noun. 1. a) a small beam or piece of timber, often used as an upright piece in the frame of a building. b) such beams or timbers collectively. 2. the width and thickness of a board, beam, cut stone, or other building material, used …   Useful english dictionary

• scant — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short Date: 14th century 1. dialect a. excessively frugal b. not prodigal ; chary 2. a. barely or scarcely sufficient; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Skinch — Skinch, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Skinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skinching}.] [Cf. {Scant}.] To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving. [Prev. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Skinched — Skinch Skinch, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Skinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skinching}.] [Cf. {Scant}.] To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving. [Prev. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Skinching — Skinch Skinch, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Skinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skinching}.] [Cf. {Scant}.] To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving. [Prev. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• skinch — verb To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving. The child skinched money to go on the ride …   Wiktionary

• Micah 6 — 1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people …   The King James version of the Bible

• Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium