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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scant \Scant\, a. [Compar. {Scanter}; superl. {Scantest}.]
     [Icel. skamt, neuter of skamr, skammr, short; cf. skamta to
     dole out, to portion.]
     1. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less
        than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not
        enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a


        scant pattern of cloth for a garment.
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              His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour.
                                                    --Ridley.
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     2. Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
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              Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence. --Shak.
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     Syn: See under {Scanty}.
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