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Scant
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scant
[v] - limit in quality or quantity Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=scant
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Scant
Scant adjective [ Compar. Scanter ; superl. Scantest .] [ Icelandic skamt , neuter of skamr , skammr , short; confer skamta to dole out, to portion.] 1.... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/25
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Scant
Scant transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Scanted ; present participle & verbal noun Scanting .] 1. To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/25
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Scant
Scant intransitive verb To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants . Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/25
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Scant
Scant adverb In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly. [ Obsolete] Bacon. « So weak that he was scant able to go down the stairs.» Fuller. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/25
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Scant
Scant noun Scantness; scarcity. [ R.] T. Carew. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/25
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scant
1. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment. 'His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour.' (Ridley) ... 2. Sparing; parsimonious; c... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?scant
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scant
verb supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; `sting with the allowance` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scant
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Scant
• (v. i.) To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants. • (superl.) Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment. • ... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/scant/
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scant
1) Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/scant/1
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