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Definition of Stint |
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Stint
Any one of several species of small sandpipers, as the sanderling of Europe and America, the dunlin, the little stint of India (Tringa minuta), etc. Called also pume. A phalarope. To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance. To put an end to; to stop. To assign a certain (i. e., limited) task to (a person), upon the performance of which one is excused from further labor for the day or for a certain time; to stent. To serve successfully; to get with foal; -- said of mares. To stop; to cease. Limit; bound; restraint; extent. Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted. Related Definitions: Allotted, Allowance, Also, An, And, Any, Assign, As, Assigned, Bound, Called, Cease, Certain, Confine, Day, Dunlin, End, Excused, Extent, Foal, For, From, Further, Get, India, Is, Labor, Limit, Limited, Little, Of, One, Or, Performance, Person, Phalarope, Proportion, Pume, Put, Quantity, Restrain, Restraint, Restrict, Said, Sanderling, Scant, Serve, Several, Small, Species, Stent, Stint, Stop, Task, The, Time, To, Tringa, Upon, Which, With, Within |
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Stint Quotations
My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl. Jessica Savitch Every one of our passions and affections hath its natural stint and bound, which may easily be exceeded; whereas our enjoyments can possibly be but in a determinate measure and degree. Joseph Butler I must go deeper and even stronger into my treasure mine and stint nothing of time, toil, or torture. Zane Grey Many years ago I was in another soap opera called The Newcomers which was on twice a week for three years. I really don't think I could do another stint like that again. Jeremy Bulloch But the exposure we got by doing the stint with Nine Inch Nails brought us a lot of attention. Daisy Berkowitz |
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