Skinch
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Skinch
To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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skinch
To stint; scrimp; give short allowance of. -
skinch
To be sparing or parsimonious; pinch; save.
Etymology
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Cf. Scant
Usage in literature
Take grand big coon skinch back to Boston with you. "At the Foot of the Rainbow" by
Vid you der box in, der game vos as good as skinched. "Frank Merriwell's Son" by
Your uncle J. thinks I skinched on plums. "The William Henry Letters" by