Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Skimp

Skimp , transitive verb

[Compare Skinch, Scamp, transitive verb]

1.
To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. [Provincial English & Colloquial United States]
2.
To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp. [Provincial English & Colloquial United States]

Skimp , intransitive verb

To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. [Provincial English & Colloquial United States]

Skimp , adjective

Scanty. [Provincial English & Colloquial United States]