Skinch


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v. t. & i.1.To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
[imp. & p. p. Skinched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Skinching.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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