Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scrimp \Scrimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrimped} (?; 215); p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Scrimping}.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D.
   krimpen. Cf. {Shrimp}, {Shrine}.]
   To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on
   short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to
   scrimp the pattern of a coat.

Scrimp \Scrimp\, a.
   Short; scanty; curtailed.

Scrimp \Scrimp\, n.
   A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]

Source : WordNet®

scrimp
     v : subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" [syn: {stint},
          {skimp}]