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

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments..

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..

Exiguous :: Exiguous (a.) Scanty; small; slender; diminutive.

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

Meagre :: Meagre (a.) Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery..

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..

Descanted :: Descanted (imp. & p. p.) of Descan.

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

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

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

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

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song..

Scantily :: Scantily (adv.) In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously.

Figured :: Figured (a.) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See Figurate, 3..

Scant :: Scant (superl.) Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

Scant :: Scant (v. i.) To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants..

Scantle :: Scantle (v. t.) To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down.

Scantlet :: Scantlet (n.) A small pattern; a small quantity.

Scantle :: Scantle (v. i.) To be deficient; to fail.

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