Scrimp \Scrimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrimped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Scrimping.]

[Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D. krimpen. Cf. Shrimp, Shrine.]

To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Scrimp \Scrimp\, a. Short; scanty; curtailed.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Scrimp \Scrimp\, n. A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)