stint
intransitive verb
transitive verb
Noun (1)
Verb
task, duty, job, chore, stint, assignment mean a piece of work to be done.
task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance.
duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance.
job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance.
chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm.
stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service.
assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority.
Middle English, from Old English styntan to blunt, dull; akin to Old Norse stuttr scant
Noun (2)
Middle English stynte
1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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