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Definition of Scrimping

Scrimping
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.
Scrimping
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.

Meaning of Scrimping from wikipedia

- daughter Edwina is born when she is 16 years old. After more than a year of scrimping, saving, working day and night and creating a home business on the side...
- visit him at Nickel but, on arrival, is not allowed to see him. She also scrimps and saves to hire a lawyer to appeal his conviction, but the lawyer runs...
- aspirations to return to America and become a movie star. Fujitani then "scrimped and saved for years, even denying herself and her children necessities...
- The Literature Page. Miller, Norman (20 September 2016). "John Elwes: scrimper who inspired Ebenezer Scrooge". The Daily Telegraph. "Sir Alexander Blackie...
- 1913, where he strung tennis rackets, picked fruit and endured a time of scrimping and saving. He found steady employment with the Los Angeles Creamery....
- calling Buehlman "an author to watch" and stating that the novel "doesn't scrimp on earthy humor and lyrical writing in the face of unspeakable horrors"...
- life finishes the other one starts'- there has to be more to life than 'scrimping and saving and crossing off lists'. According to interviews[which?] with...
- buildup is generally more terrifying than the payoff, and Savage doesn't scrimp when it comes to jump-at-you scares." Kevin Maher of The Times gave the...
- models difficult to appraise. Thomas had previously said that he "had scrimped and saved to afford the motor coach", according to the Times, and a friend...
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