jimp
or gimp
[ jimp ]
adjectiveScot. and North England.
slender; trim; delicate.
scant; barely sufficient.
Origin of jimp
1First recorded in 1500–10; origin uncertain
Other words from jimp
- jimply, adverb
- jimpness, noun
Words Nearby jimp
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How to use jimp in a sentence
I noticed that he carried one arm in a sling, but otherwise he was still the model rogue, jimp and smiling.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellHow are they to know that the "jimp middle" of the ballads was in its jimpness in proportion to the shoulders?
O then bespaik hir dochter dear, She was baith jimp and sma; O row me in a pair o' sheits, And tow me owre the wa.
A Book of Ballads, Volume 3 | VariousShe ran hastily into the house, and in a few moments reappeared in a bewitching riding-skirt gathered round her jimp waist.
The Bell-Ringer of Angel's and Other Stories | Bret HarteBut still he could hear the cries, loudly and impatiently repeated: We—want—jimp-son!
The Arrival of Jimpson | Ralph Henry Barbour
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