Definition of scant

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Scant (superl.) Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

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Scantling :: Scantling (a.) Not plentiful; small; scanty.
Descant :: Descant (v. i.) Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song..
Scant :: Scant (adv.) In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Short-wited :: Short-wited (a.) Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or judgment.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc..
Scarce :: Scarce (superl.) Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of.
Nog :: Nog (v. t.) To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork..
Skimp :: Skimp (a.) Scanty.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
Hackberry :: Hackberry (n.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States..
Short :: Short (superl.) Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; -- usually with of; as, to be short of money..
Scant :: Scant (v. t.) To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A small quantity; a little bit; not much.
Scantle :: Scantle (v. i.) To be deficient; to fail.
Scarcely :: Scarcely (adv.) With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.
Scantness :: Scantness (n.) The quality or condition of being scant; narrowness; smallness; insufficiency; scantiness.
Short :: Short (superl.) Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water..
Scantlet :: Scantlet (n.) A small pattern; a small quantity.
Scantly :: Scantly (adv.) Scarcely; hardly; barely.
Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
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