v. t.
When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies, the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ Cf. Stint a task. ]
An extraordinary man does three or four different “stunts” with remarkable dexterity. The Bookman.
He does not try to do stunts; and, above all, he does not care to go in swimming. L. Hutton. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Dwarfed. --
n. Stuntedness; brevity. [ R. ] Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]