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stintage (ˈstɪntɪdʒ) [f. stint n.1 or v. + -age.] 1. a. = stinting vbl. n. 2. b. The allotment of ‘stints’. (Cf. stint n.1 6.)1641 Best Farm. Bks. (Surtees) 116 In the middle field beyond Keldiegate where the flatte runnes out, that is called the stintage, and that which is up towards the Spellowe h...
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stinting
▪ I. ˈstinting, vbl. n. [f. stint v. + -ing1.] 1. The action of the verb stint in various senses; † stopping, ceasing, coming or bringing to an end (obs.); limiting, apportioning within limits; undue limitation, scant supply.1338 R. Brunne Chron. (1725) 1 Had þei no styntyng, bot þorgh alle þei ran....
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