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kemp

1  [kemp]
–noun
1. British Dialect.
a. a strong, brave warrior.
b. an athlete, esp. 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, esp. a reaping contest between farmworkers.
–verb (used without object)
3. Scot. and North England. to contest, fight, or strive, esp. to strive in a reaping contest.
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Origin:
bef. 900; ME kempe, OE cempa; c. OFris kempa, kampa, MD, MLG kemp(e), OHG chemp(i)o; ult. < WGmc, perh. through L campiō; see champion

kemp

2  [kemp]
–noun
a short, coarse, brittle fiber, used chiefly in the manufacture of carpets.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME kempe coarse (said of hair); akin to OE cenep mustache, bristly object, ON kampr mustache, cat's whiskers

Related forms:
kempy, adjective

Kemp

  [kemp]
–noun
1. Jack F., born 1935, U.S. politician: congressman 1970–89.
2. a male given name.
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