gimp

gimp
gimp1
/gimp/, n.
1. a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
2. a coarse thread, usually glazed, employed in lacemaking to outline designs.
[1655-65; appar. < D gimp < ?]
gimp2
/gimp/, n. Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
spirit, vigor, or ambition.
[1900-05; orig. uncert.]
gimp3
gimpy, adj.
/gimp/, Slang.
n.
1. a limp.
2. a person who limps; lame person.
v.i.
3. to limp; walk in a halting manner: a sprain that made her gimp for weeks.
[1920-25, Amer.; orig. uncert.]
gimp4
/jimp/, adj. Scot. and North Eng.
jimp.

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