verb see: shrimp Date: circa 1774 transitive verb to be stingy in providing for, to make too small, short, or scanty, intransitive verb to be frugal or stingy, ~y adjective
SCRIMP
Meaning of SCRIMP in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012