Any of various small wading birds of the family Scolopacidae.
Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.
Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.
To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
To be sparing or mean.
To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.