[stint] vb [ME, fr. OE styntan to blunt, dull; akin to ON stuttr scant] vi (13c) 1 archaic: stop, desist
2: to be sparing or frugal ~ vt 1 archaic: to put an end to: stop
2. a: to restrain within certain limits: confine b: to restrict with respect to a share or allowance
3: to assign a task to (a person) -- stint.er n
[2]stint n (ca. 1530) 1 a: a definite quantity of work assigned b: a period of time spent at a particular activity "served a brief ~ as a waiter"
2: restraint, limitation syn see task [3]stint n, pl stints also stint [ME stynte] (15c): any of several small sandpipers