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Gimp

Gimp Meaning & Definition
Gimp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gimp?

[n] disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gimp: claudication | gameness | gimpiness | lameness | limping

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See Also | disability of walking | intermittent claudication

Gimp In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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