Bible Dictionaries
Dearth

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dearth'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/dearth.html. 1828.