n. [ Cf. Sp. chinche, fr. L. cimex. ]
n. [ Cf. Chinchilla. ] (Zool.) A south American rodent of the genus
n. (Zool.) see chinch{ 2 }. [ PJC ]
a. [ F. chiche miserly. ] Parsimonious; niggardly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Penuriousness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
By cause of his skarsete and chincherie. Caucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sp. ]
n. a natural family of small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents.
n. a gregarious burrowing rodent (Lagostomus maximus) larger than the chinchillas.
adj.