What does "gimp" mean?
Gimp: Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.To notch; to indent; to jag.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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