"Skimp" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... interest from a public health standpoint—fluctuates a great deal in the Basin's flowing streams, but is heavy in most of them by current standards during times of normal flow. It may come from raw waste discharges, from treatment plants that skimp on chlorination of their effluent, or from storm runoff and natural drainage off the land and urban pavements. But before anyone can confidently say how dangerous it is to swimmers and others who make intimate ...
— The Nation's River - The Department of the Interior Official Report on the Potomac • United States Department of the Interior
... scraps an' leavin's, But a good square meal for all three; If you think I'd skimp my friends, Boss, That shows you don't know me. So 'ere's your papers—come take one, Gimme a lift if you can— For now you've heard my story, You ...
— Voices for the Speechless • Abraham Firth |
