'Imped' definitions:

Definition of 'Imped'

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  • Imp \Imp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imped; p. pr. & vb. n. Imping.] [AS. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG. impf[=o]n, impit[=o]n, G. impfen. See Imp, n.]
  • 1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Falconry) 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. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]
  • Imp out our drooping country's broken wing. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing. --Holmes. [1913 Webster]
  • Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage With all the scorpions that should whip this age. --Cleveland. [1913 Webster]

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