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Definition of Skimped
1. skimp [v] - See also: skimp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skimped
Literary usage of Skimped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fireproof Construction: An Authoritative Presentation of the Fire Prevention by F. W. Fitzpatrick, Theodore Lincoln Condron (1914)
"Good Buildings "skimped." Even the one building in 1500 is only partially fireproof,
for generally something ..."
2. Life on the Stage: My Personal Experiences and Recollections by Clara Morris (1901)
"We were skimped on clothes, skimped on food, indeed we were skimped on everything,
except work and hope deferred. When, lo! a starring tour was proposed to ..."
3. Journal by Institution of Electrical Engineers Radio Section (1903)
"On page 400, and in the last paragraph, Mr. Scott states that if the " circumferential
current density " is about 700, it indicates a skimped design. ..."
4. Practical Christian Sociology: A Series of Special Lectures Before Princeton by Wilbur Fisk Crafts (1895)
"Such skimped work aggravates employers, and seems to them and many others to
justify skimped wages." No headway can be made on the false theory that two ..."
5. The Photographic Journal of America: The Oldest Photography Magazine in America (1916)
"It is far from my policy to suggest that any part of photography should be skimped
or hurried, or that the photographer should spare time or effort on any ..."
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