scant

  1. Adjective.  very little, very few.
  2. Verb.  To limit in amount or share; to stint.
  3. Noun.  (context, masonry) A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
  4. Noun.  (context, masonry) A sheet of stone.
  5. Noun.  (context, wood) A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.

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