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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 




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