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noun
1.
British Dialect.
a.
a strong, brave warrior.
b.
an athlete, especially a champion.
c.
a professional fighter.
d.
an impetuous or roguish young man.
2.
Scot. and North England. a contest, as between two athletes or two groups of workers, especially a reaping contest between farmworkers.
verb (used without object)
3.
Scot. and North England. to contest, fight, or strive, especially to strive in a reaping contest.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English kempe, Old English cempa; cognate with Old Frisian kempa, kampa, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kemp(e), Old High German chemp(i)o; ultimately < West Germanic, perhaps through Latin campiō; see champion
before 900; Middle English kempe, Old English cempa; cognate with Old Frisian kempa, kampa, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kemp(e), Old High German chemp(i)o; ultimately < West Germanic, perhaps through Latin campiō; see champion
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kemp (kɛmp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a coarse hair or strand of hair, esp one in a fleece that resists dyeing | |
| [C14: from Old Norse kampr beard, moustache] | |
| 'kempy | |
| —adj | |
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The crowd in the town, witnessing the pursuit, rally around kemp.
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