Jimp
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Jimp is an adjective meaning A notch on the spine of a knife blade to increase grip, usually in sets of three or more (jimping).
Meaning
A notch on the spine of a knife blade to increase grip, usually in sets of three or more (jimping).
More Meanings
- Such a notch elsewhere on the knife (handle scales, liner lock, choil) for the same purpose (grippiness).
- (dated, Scotland, Northern England) neat; trim; delicate
- (dated, Scotland, Northern England) scant; barely sufficient.
Example Sentences
… Annette was on hand, stony-eyed but mighty jimp in a gown that seemed to consist of flowers and gauze.
Do I look so terrible old, Gilian, that you cannot think of me as not so bad-looking either, with a bonny eye, they said, and a jimp waist, and a foot like the honey-bee?
Word Forms
- jimper
- jimpest
- jimps
Synonyms for jimp
Depending on context, synonyms include handsome, spruce, elegant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include perjink, picked, trim, spruce, snappy, kempt.
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