scrimptionn.

Brit.

/ˈskrɪm(p)ʃn/, U.S.

/ˈskrɪm(p)ʃən/

Forms:

α. English regional 1800s scrimshuns (East Anglian), 1800s– scrimption; Irish English 1800s scrimshin (Wexford); U.S. regional 1800s scrimpshun (southern), 1800s scrimshun (southern), 1800s– scrimption, 1900s– scrimptom (Maine), 1900s– scrimtom (Maine), 1900s– scription (southern), 1900s– scrumption (southern).

β. U.S. regional 1900s– scimption (south midlands), 1900s– skimption (southern and south midlands), 1900s– skimpton (Kentucky), 1900s– skimptum (Maine).

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scrimp v., -tion suffix.

Etymology: Apparently < scrimp v. + -tion suffix. Compare scrumptious adj.With the β. forms compare skimp v.

Chiefly regional (esp. U.S.). Now rare.

A very small amount or degree, a bit. Cf. smidgen n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > a very small amount

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α.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Scrimption, a very small portion; a miserable pittance.

1867 P. Kennedy Banks of Boro xxvi. 208 You won't get the least scrimshin of the nice hot cake.

1885 Arthur's Home Mag. Dec. 759/2 He's a scrimption better to-day.

1915 Lippincott's Mag. Feb. 126/2 Jeemes ain't got a scrimption o' new-ground to his name.

1981 Film Comment Jan. 74/2 Some Daytalkers think Merv and Mike are a scrimption past their prime.

β. 1901 N.Y. Jrnl. & Advertiser 11 June 16/2 ‘Vait!’ set Antrew, chumping upwardly as der first skimptons [of rain] svept ofer him.1907 Dial. Notes 3 249 Skimptum,..same as dite [i.e. a very small amount].1919 Dial. Notes 5 40 That's a small scimption.1965 B. Davis Summer Land 14 Not quiiiiiiite enough. Just a skimption more.1975 Appalachian Jrnl. 2 156 A small portion was..a dab, a skimption, or a grain.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scrimption
释义	scrimptionn. Brit. /ˈskrɪm(p)ʃn/, U.S. /ˈskrɪm(p)ʃən/ Forms: α. English regional 1800s scrimshuns (East Anglian), 1800s– scrimption; Irish English 1800s scrimshin (Wexford); U.S. regional 1800s scrimpshun (southern), 1800s scrimshun (southern), 1800s– scrimption, 1900s– scrimptom (Maine), 1900s– scrimtom (Maine), 1900s– scription (southern), 1900s– scrumption (southern). β. U.S. regional 1900s– scimption (south midlands), 1900s– skimption (southern and south midlands), 1900s– skimpton (Kentucky), 1900s– skimptum (Maine). Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scrimp v., -tion suffix. Etymology: Apparently < scrimp v. + -tion suffix. Compare scrumptious adj.With the β. forms compare skimp v. Chiefly regional (esp. U.S.). Now rare. A very small amount or degree, a bit. Cf. smidgen n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > a very small amount shredc1000 farthingsworthc1325 pennyworthc1330 incha1350 sliverc1374 chipa1393 gnastc1440 Jack1530 spoonful1531 crumba1535 spark1548 slight1549 pin's worth1562 scruple1574 thought1581 pinch1583 scrap1583 splinter1609 ticket1634 notchet1637 indivisible1644 tinyc1650 twopence1691 turn of the scale(s)1706 enough to swear by1756 touch1786 scrimptiona1825 infinitesimal1840 smidgen1841 snuff1842 fluxion1846 smitchel1856 eyelash1860 smidge1866 tenpenceworth1896 whisker1913 tidge1986 α. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Scrimption, a very small portion; a miserable pittance. 1867 P. Kennedy Banks of Boro xxvi. 208 You won't get the least scrimshin of the nice hot cake. 1885 Arthur's Home Mag. Dec. 759/2 He's a scrimption better to-day. 1915 Lippincott's Mag. Feb. 126/2 Jeemes ain't got a scrimption o' new-ground to his name. 1981 Film Comment Jan. 74/2 Some Daytalkers think Merv and Mike are a scrimption past their prime. β. 1901 N.Y. Jrnl. & Advertiser 11 June 16/2 ‘Vait!’ set Antrew, chumping upwardly as der first skimptons [of rain] svept ofer him.1907 Dial. Notes 3 249 Skimptum,..same as dite [i.e. a very small amount].1919 Dial. Notes 5 40 That's a small scimption.1965 B. Davis Summer Land 14 Not quiiiiiiite enough. Just a skimption more.1975 Appalachian Jrnl. 2 156 A small portion was..a dab, a skimption, or a grain. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1825
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