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[gimp] 
–noun
| 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. |
Origin:
1655–65; appar. < D gimp < ?
1655–65; appar. < D gimp < ?
gimp
2 [gimp] –noun Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
| spirit, vigor, or ambition. |
Origin:
1900–05; orig. uncert.
1900–05; orig. uncert.
gimp
3 [gimp] Slang.–noun
| 1. | a limp. |
| 2. | a person who limps; lame person. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to limp; walk in a halting manner: a sprain that made her gimp for weeks. |
Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; orig. uncert.
1920–25, Americanism; orig. uncert.
Related forms:
gimpy, adjective
jimp
[jimp] –adjective Scot. and North England.
| 1. | slender; trim; delicate. |
| 2. | scant; barely sufficient. |
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| gimp 1 (gĭmp) n. A narrow flat braid or rounded cord of fabric used for trimming. Also called guimpe, guipure. [Perhaps from French guimpe; see guimpe.] |
| gimp 2 (gĭmp) n.
To walk with a limp. [Origin unknown.] gimp'y adj. |
| gimp 3 (gĭmp) n. Spirit; pep. [Origin unknown.] |
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Gimp
Gimp\, a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.] Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Gimp
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
Gimp\, v. t. To notch; to indent; to jag.
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gimp
1925, "a crippled leg," also "a crippled person," perhaps by association with limp.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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