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noun

A piece of writing; a letter or its contents; a document. in later use sometimes: specifically a letter or other piece of writing used by a beggar to appeal for money.

verb

To write. also with object: to write (something). chiefly scottish in later use.

noun

The activity or skill of writing.

noun

An irregular written or printed line or mark; a squiggle.

verb

To wriggle; to struggle to move or escape. also with adverbs, as about, away, through, etc. english regional (chiefly east anglian) or informal in later use.

adjective

That wriggles, wriggly.

noun

Strong, coarse fabric, chiefly used for heavy-duty lining or upholstery.

Usage examples:

A plain scrim for backcloth and good lighting are all that are needed
noun

A confused struggle or fight.

Usage examples:

There was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs
verb

Engage in a scrimmage.

Usage examples:

I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring
verb

Engage in a scrimmage.

Usage examples:

I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring
noun

A confused struggle or fight.

Usage examples:

There was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs
noun

A confused struggle or fight.

Usage examples:

There was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs
verb

Engage in a scrimmage.

Usage examples:

I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring
verb

Engage in a scrimmage.

Usage examples:

I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring
noun

A confused struggle or fight.

Usage examples:

There was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs
verb

Be thrifty or parsimonious; economize.

Usage examples:

I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education
phrase

If you scrimp and save, you manage to live on very little money in order to pay for something

Usage examples:

I've been scrimping and saving all year to pay for our holiday., my parents scrimped and saved to p…
verb

Be thrifty or parsimonious; economize.

Usage examples:

I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education
noun

Insufficiency, meagreness; slightness, scantness.

verb

Be thrifty or parsimonious; economize.

Usage examples:

I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education
adverb

In a mean, stingy, or parsimonious manner; scantly; grudgingly.

verb

Be thrifty or parsimonious; economize.

Usage examples:

I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education
noun

A very small amount or degree, a bit.

noun

Strong, coarse fabric, chiefly used for heavy-duty lining or upholstery.

Usage examples:

A plain scrim for backcloth and good lighting are all that are needed
noun

Another term for scrimshaw.

noun

Small articles, typically of ivory or bone, decorated with engraved designs, originally produced (especially from whalebone or whales' teeth) by seamen employed on whaling ships, as a means of passing the time during long voyages; = "scrimshaw". now only attributive in "scrimshandy work", in the same sense.

verb

(especially of a person in the armed services) shirk one's duty.

Usage examples:

I was just telling hilary we saw him scrimshanking yesterday
verb

Adorn ivory or shells with carved or coloured designs.

Usage examples:

The scrimshawed jewellery and antique furniture on sale
noun

Scrimshawed ivory or shells.

Usage examples:

A collection of scrimshaw
verb

Adorn ivory or shells with carved or coloured designs.

Usage examples:

The scrimshawed jewellery and antique furniture on sale
noun

Scrimshawed ivory or shells.

Usage examples:

A collection of scrimshaw
noun

A small vein of an ore or mineral.

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