Definitions
an individual's prescribed share of work
Word origin
From Middle English stinten, from Old English styntan (“to make blunt”) and *stintan (attested in āstintan (“to make dull, stint, assuage”)), from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan, from Proto-Germanic *stuntijaną and Proto-Germanic *stintaną (“to make short”), probably influenced in some senses by cognate Old Norse *stynta, stytta (“to make short, shorten”).
Used in a sentence
“We mon haue payne that neuer shall stynt”
We deamons have pain that shall never cease“O do thy cruell wrath and spightfull wrong / At length allay, and stint thy stormy strife […]”
“And stint thou too, I pray thee.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Short spell”5 letters
02“Short period”5 letters
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