scant (v.)
give out sparingly, curtail, withhold [from]
CE II.ii.86[Dromio of Syracuse to Antipholus of Syracuse, of Time] what he hath scanted men in hair he hath given them in wit
KL II.iv.170[Lear to Regan] 'Tis not in thee ... to scant my sizes
MV V.i.141[Portia to Antonio] I scant this breathing courtesy
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