scarcen

verb — 2 senses

verb

UK /ˈskɛːsən/ · US /ˈskɛɚsən/

Etymology From scarce + -en.

Dialectal to become scarce

Dialectal to make scarce, meager, or lean

"Cap'n Ben says that the steamboats and launches are beginning to scarcen the mackerel and that they are not so plentiful this year as usual."1909, Amy Ella Blanchard, Wit's End, page 233:

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