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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Scrimping(0.01068 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Scrimping.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: scrimp
scrimp
v : subsist on a meager allowance; “scratch and scrimp” [syn: stint,
skimp]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Scrimping
Scrimp \Scrimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped (?; 215); p. pr.
& vb. n. Scrimping.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D.
krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrink.]
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 and save. Economize and save the money not spent.
[1913 Webster]
Scrimping \Scrimp"ing\,
a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t.
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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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