Associations to the word «Jimp»

Noun

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Wiktionary

JIMP, adjective. (dated) (Scotland and N England) neat; trim; delicate; slender; handsome; spruce; elegant.
JIMP, adjective. (dated) (Scotland and N England) scant; barely sufficient.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats