'Scrimping' definitions:
Definition of 'Scrimping'
From: GCIDE
- Scrimping \Scrimp"ing\, a. & n. from Scrimp, v. t. [1913 Webster]
- Scrimping bar, a device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so that it may be smooth for printing. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scrimping'
From: GCIDE
- Scrimp \Scrimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrink.] To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat. [1913 Webster]