"scrimption" meaning in All languages combined

See scrimption on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: scrimptions [plural]
Etymology: From scrimpt + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scrimpt|ion}} scrimpt + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun}} scrimption (plural scrimptions)
  1. (UK, dialect, archaic) A small portion; a little bit; a scrap. Tags: UK, archaic, dialectal

Inflected forms

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