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imp [ imp ]


noun  (plural imps)
Definition:
 
1. naughty imaginary being: a small, mischievous, imaginary being

2. mischievous child: a high-spirited or mischievous child

3. demon: a small demon or devil



transitive verb  (past and past participle imped, present participle imp·ing, 3rd person present singular imps)
Definition:
 
repair hawk's feathers: in falconry, to repair the broken wing of a hawk or falcon by grafting on new feathers

[ Old English impa "young shoot, scion," impian "to graft" < Greek emphuein "implant" < phuein "grow"]
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