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Meagreness :: Meagreness (n.) The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.

Scrimp :: Scrimp (a.) Short; scanty; curtailed.

Surmise :: Surmise (n.) A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy..

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle.

Expatiate :: Expatiate (v. i.) To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.

Penurious :: Penurious (a.) Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) The upper voice in part music.

Wart Hog :: Wart hog () Either one of two species of large, savage African wild hogs of the genus Phacoch/rus. These animals have a pair of large, rough, fleshy tubercles behind the tusks and second pair behind the eyes. The tusks are large and strong, and both pairs curve upward. The body is scantily covered with bristles, but there is long dorsal mane. The South African species (Phacoch/rus Aethiopicus) is the best known. Called also vlacke vark. The second species (P. Aeliani) is native of the coasts of

Notching :: Notching (n.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions..

Descanting :: Descanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Descan.

Batten :: Batten (n .) A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as, (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a crack, etc..

Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread..

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample.

Scanted :: Scanted (imp. & p. p.) of Scan.

Coruscant :: Coruscant (a.) Glittering in flashes; flashing.

Nog :: Nog (v. t.) To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork..

Short :: Short (superl.) Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water..

Scarce :: Scarce (superl.) Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of.

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything..

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