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Skinch

Skinch

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Skinched
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Skinching
.]
[Cf.
Scant
.]
To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
[Prev. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

Definition 2024


skinch

skinch

English

Verb

skinch (third-person singular simple present skinches, present participle skinching, simple past and past participle skinched)

  1. To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
    The child skinched money to go on the ride.

References

  • skinch in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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