Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To stint; scrimp; give short allowance of.
- To be sparing or parsimonious; pinch; save.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb Prev. Eng. & Colloq. U.S. To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
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Examples
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And cried "skinch" to stop being teased or bullied ...
Rose cottage Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1997
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And cried "skinch" to stop being teased or bullied ...
Rose cottage Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1997
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Take grand big coon skinch back to Boston with you.
At the Foot of the Rainbow Gene Stratton-Porter 1893
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You used to trail about after her like a puppy dog, and what you ever saw in her I "" Okay, okay, skinch! "
Rose cottage Stewart, Mary, 1916- 1997
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