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Thinly :: Thinly (a.) In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited..

Scarce :: Scarce (superl.) Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of.

Scant :: Scant (adv.) In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.

Descanting :: Descanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Descan.

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc..

Nog :: Nog (v. t.) To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork..

Fur :: Fur (v. t.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall, by way of protection against damp..

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A fragment; a bit; a little piece.

Discant :: Discant (n.) See Descant, n..

Scant :: Scant (n.) Scantness; scarcity.

Surmise :: Surmise (n.) A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy..

Stint :: Stint (v. t.) To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.

Scantly :: Scantly (adv.) Scarcely; hardly; barely.

Scanting :: Scanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scan.

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything..

Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample.

Scant :: Scant (v. t.) To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail..

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and particularity; to discourse at large.

Spare :: Spare (v. t.) Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet..

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