Very little, very few.

A small piece or quantity.

(uncommon) Scarcity; lack.

(masonry) A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.

(masonry) A sheet of stone.

(wood) A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.

(transitive) To limit in amount or share; to stint.

(intransitive) To fail, or become less; to scantle.

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.

Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

(uncommon or old-fashioned) With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.