To stint the supply of; to refrain from giving, to withhold; to be niggardly of. Now rare. †to scant out: to dole out sparingly.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [verb (transitive)] > stint (6) scant1573 To stint the supply of; to refrain from giving, to withhold; to be niggardly of. Now rare. †to scant out: to dole out sparingly. want1573 transitive. To spare, withhold (one's labour). Obsolete. underdose1745 To give in insufficient doses. skincha1825 Chiefly English regional (east midlands) and U.S. regional (New England). transitive. To restrict or limit the supply of (a thing), to give out or… stint1838 To limit (a supply) unduly; to give in scanty measure. skimp1879 = scrimp, v. |
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