stint

noun (stint, stints)

«stint» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A stint is a fixed period of work or time spent doing a job. tree →
(old use) A stint is a limit or holding back; «without stint» means freely and in plenty, with nothing held back. tree →

In the lessons

in tales «without stint» means food and drink are given freely and in plenty

Examples

We ate without stint. tree →
She did a stint as the cook. tree →
He worked a long stint at the mill. tree →

Note

nothing for maths: a stint names a period of work or a limit, not an operation or an amount to count

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Elihu warns Job that great wealth cannot buy rescue from God. The tradition reads this as a lesson that God cannot be bribed. In the primary lessons: in tales «without stint» means food and drink are given freely and in plenty

Examples

Will thy riches avail, that are without stint, or all the forces of thy strength? (Writings JOB.36.19, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths: a stint names a period of work or a limit, not an operation or an amount to count

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «stint» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«stint» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «stint» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«stint» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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