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Definition of Skrimp
1. v. t. See Scrimp.
Definition of Skrimp
1. Verb. (alternative form of scrimp) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skrimp
1. to steal windfalls [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skrimp
Literary usage of Skrimp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1853)
"Young as lie Ц every seed of generous or manly feeling has already withered in
the mind of skrimp. His whole soul is devoted to pelf, to gain which he will ..."
2. Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms by Edward Moor (1823)
"To me it seems a very expressive word—it differs from both struggle and wriggle ;
being indeed a participant in both. skrimp. Scanty, short. ..."
3. Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms by Edward Moor (1823)
"To me it seems a very expressive word—it differs from both struggle and wriggle;
being indeed a participant in both. skrimp. Scanty, short. ..."