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Definitions for: Gimp [n] disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
Webster (1913) Definition: Gimp, a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.]
Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Gimp, n. [OF. guimpe, guimple, a nun's wimple, F. guimpe,
OHG. wimpal a veil G. wimpel pennon, pendant. See Wimple,
n.]
A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often
with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running
through it; -- used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc.
Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail.
Gimp, v. t.
To notch; to indent; to jag.
Synonyms: claudication, gameness, gimpiness, lameness, limping
See Also: disability of walking, intermittent claudication
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