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skinched

skinched is the simple past and past participle of skinch.

Meaning of skinch

Verb

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

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

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Questions about skinched

What is skinched the simple past and past participle of?
Skinched is the simple past and past participle of skinch.

Words near skinched in the dictionary

  1. skinbow
  2. skinbyrd
  3. skinbyrds
  4. skincare
  5. skinch
  6. skinched
  7. skinches
  8. skinchier
  9. skinchiest
  10. skinching
  11. skinchy

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