nippit
/ˈnɪpɪt/(also nippet, nipet, nippid) Scottish
adjective
1Of food or clothing: scanty, sparse, inadequate in size or measure.
2Of a person: miserly; narrow-minded.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in David Lindsay (c1486–1555), writer and herald. Originally a variant of nipped, now distinguished in form in senses below.