Famine

famln, n. General scarcitV of food; dearth; destitution.— Famish, v. t. [-ished (-isht), -ish- ING-] To starve, kill, or destroy with hunger; to exhaust the strength of by hunger; to kill by deprivation of anything nece ary; to constrain by famine. — v. i. To die of hunger, starve; to suffer from deprivation of anything nece ary.