rake and scrape vs scrimp

rake and scrape

noun
  • A type of traditional Bahamian folk music, characterized by a reliance on improvised musical instruments, such as a ripsaw. 

scrimp

noun
  • A pinching miser; a niggard. 

verb
  • To be frugal. 

  • To limit or straiten; to put on short allowance. 

  • To make too small or short. 

adj
  • Short; scanty; curtailed. 

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