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verb
Skimp  v. i.  To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. (Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.)





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"Skimp" Quotes from Famous Books



... the state legislature, and after forty-five doubled the time and strength devoted to his less than a hundred acres. "There must be money for the boy's education," he told his sister Fannie, "even if you and I have to skimp for the rest of our days. He's got the making of a state senator." The father was mistaken only in that he so ...
— Our Nervous Friends - Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness • Robert S. Carroll


Words linked to "Skimp" :   skimp over, stint, restrict, scrimp, provide, work, furnish, supply


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