n. | 1. | (Zool.) 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 |
v. t. | 1. | To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance. |
2. | To put an end to; to stop. | |
3. | To assign a certain ( | |
4. | To serve successfully; to get with foal; - said of mares. | |
v. i. | 1. | To stop; to cease. |
n. | 1. | Limit; bound; restraint; extent. |
2. | Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted. |
Noun | 1. | stint - an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary" Synonyms: stretch |
2. | ![]() Synonyms: Erolia minutilla, least sandpiper | |
3. | stint - an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her" | |
Verb | 1. | stint - subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp" |
2. | stint - supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" |
STINT, Eng. law. The proportionable part of a man's cattle, which he may
keep upon the common.
2. To use a thing without stint, is to use it without limit.