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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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(Stinting,) Styntyng(e, ppl. adj. [Stint v. Cf. mod. Eng. stinting (1867).] Niggardly, miserly. —c1420 Wynt. vii 1232.
In the tyme that he wes kyng, thai oysyd to call hym Stevyn-Styntyng [C. Styntynge]
