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Meanings of scanty stock in English

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Usage of scanty stock in English
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We have but a scanty stock of provisions remaining, and must obtain more without delay.
The Voyages of the "Ranger" and "Crusader" / And what befell the...
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To pay for a night's lodging would only still further deplete his scanty stock of cash.
Two Boys and a Fortune; Or, The Tyler Will
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The Indians sat round the fire, devouring with dreadful composure the remainder of my scanty stock of provisions.
Dick Onslow Among the Redskins
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I took every care of my scanty stock of money, but at last it came to an end.
Chatterbox, 1905.
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Another story from "Elizabeth Wetherell" is a welcome addition to our scanty stock of American, novels.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 / A Magazine...
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The stronger grain plants appropriate the scanty stock of available fertility, and leave the grass and clover nearly helpless.
Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement
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The Adelantado granted many of them passports and an allowance out of the scanty stock of bread which remained.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
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They were protected by no ramparts: they had a very scanty stock of ammunition: they were hemmed in by enemies.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
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In a poem descriptive of spring, he laments that the season affords but a scanty stock of his favorite viands.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
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A drink of water and the eating of some of their scanty stock of food would put new life in them.
The Khaki Boys over the Top; Or, Doing and Daring for Uncle Sam
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We were setting aside stores for the boat journey and choosing the essential equipment from the scanty stock at our disposal.
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
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Only a scanty stock of provisions, they declared, prevented them from sailing along the coast as far as Cathay and Cipango.
The Dawn of Canadian History : A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada
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The folding-doors were open; the young couple had taken advantage of their improved circumstances to add to their scanty stock of furniture.
Doctor Luttrell's First Patient
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As the time wore on, and the scanty stock of provisions decreased, he found that his authority grew more and more powerful.
For the Term of His Natural Life
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All her scanty stock of broken English was employed to express the contempt with which she regarded the author of Evelina and Cecilia.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
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It was in this, or in one like it, that Robert Rogers acquired his scanty stock of "book-learning," as then termed.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 4, January, 1885
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