n. An obsolete or dialectal variant of stint.To stretch.To straiten.To confine.n. A stretcher; a stenter (which see).n. Extent; limit; in some English mining districts, the limits of a pitch or bargain.n. In Scots law, a valuation of property in order to taxation; a taxation; a. tax.In Scots law, to assess; tax at a certain rate.n. A stopping-place.n. In mining, same as attle.