cheeseparing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of cheesepare

adj

1. Niggardly, stingy.

   “But when a chimney ain’t never been swep’ through, on account of persons’ cheeseparin’ ‘abits, then it ain’t fair on the chimney, nor yet it ain’t fair on the sweep.”

noun

1. A small fragment or sliver.

   “For this reason I publish it periodically in parts, and in the light unrestrained form of conversation, as best adapted for the convenience of those who can only read at odd hours during the cheeseparings of time.”