stint
stint1 / stint/ • v. [tr.] supply an ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something): stowage room hasn't been stinted. ∎ [intr.] be economical or frugal about spending or providing something: he doesn't stint on wining and dining. ∎ restrict (someone) in the amount of something (esp. money) given or permitted: to avoid having to stint yourself, budget in advance.• n. 1. a person's fixed or allotted period of work: his varied career included a stint as a magician.2. limitation of supply or effort: a collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint.stint2 • n. a small short-legged sandpiper (genus Calidris) of northern Eurasia and Alaska, with a brownish back and white underparts.
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