jimp
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 4
Definition of jimp
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(Northern-England, Scotland, dated)neat; trim; delicate
“Do I look so terrible old, Gilian, that you cannot think of me as not so bad-looking either, with a bonny eye, they said, and a jimp waist, and a foot like the honey-bee?”
“… Annette was on hand, stony-eyed but mighty jimp in a gown that seemed to consist of flowers and gauze.”
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adj
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(Northern-England, Scotland, dated)neat; trim; delicate
“Do I look so terrible old, Gilian, that you cannot think of me as not so bad-looking either, with a bonny eye, they said, and a jimp waist, and a foot like the honey-bee?”
“… Annette was on hand, stony-eyed but mighty jimp in a gown that seemed to consist of flowers and gauze.”
- (Northern-England, Scotland, dated)scant; barely sufficient.
noun
- A notch on the spine of a knife blade to increase grip, usually in sets of three or more (jimping).
- Such a notch elsewhere on the knife (handle scales, liner lock, choil) for the same purpose (grippiness).
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Etymology
Of unknown origin.
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