skinching

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“skinching” is listed under Skinch.

Skinch transitive & intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Skinched; present participle & verbal noun Skinching.]

Origin: Cf. Scant.

To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving. Prev. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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