n. - A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.
n. - Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.
n. - Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.
v. i. - To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience.
v. t. - To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.
v. t. - To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.