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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Imp (2)

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(1):

(n.) An offspring; progeny; child; scion.

(2):

(n.) To graft; to insert as a scion.

(3):

(n.) To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a broken feather. Hence, Fig.: To repair; to extend; to increase; to strengthen to equip.

(4):

(n.) A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft.

(5):

(n.) A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.

(6):

(n.) Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, - as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Imp (2)'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/imp-2.html. 1828.
 
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