Difficult to procure; scant; sparing.
Unusual; wonderful.
Rare; uncommon; scarce.
Possessing or indicating lack; deficient.
A stretch of fishing-lines shot in the water.
A girth or belly-band for a horse's harness.
A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of an animal.
A leather tie; a short wagon rope.