Inch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Inched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Inching.]
1. To drive by inches, or small degrees.
He gets too far into the soldier's grace
And inches out my master. Dryden.
2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.