n.
n. [ F. escrimeur. See Skirmish. ] A fencing master. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ A corruption of skirmish. “Sore scrymmishe.” Ld. Berners. ]
a. Short; scanty; curtailed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A pinching miser; a niggard. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
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a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]
Scrimping bar,
adv. In a scrimping manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being scrimp. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A small portion; a pittance; a little bit. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]