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scrimption

scrimption noun: a small portion; a little bit; a scrap.

Noun

scrimption (plural scrimptions)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal) A small portion; a little bit; a scrap.
    • There's not a scrimption left - not so much as the full of a thimble.1859, Timothy Shay Arthur, Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper, page 31

Forms of scrimption

pluralscrimptions

Origin of scrimption

Blend of scrimpt + portion.

Questions about scrimption

What does scrimption mean?
Scrimption means a small portion; a little bit; a scrap.
What part of speech is scrimption?
Scrimption is a noun.
What is the plural of scrimption?
The plural of scrimption is scrimptions.

Words near scrimption in the dictionary

  1. scrimply
  2. scrimpness
  3. scrimps
  4. scrimps together
  5. scrimpt
  6. scrimption
  7. scrimptions
  8. scrimpy
  9. scrims
  10. scrimshander
  11. scrimshandered

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