jimp

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A notch on the spine of a knife blade to increase grip, usually in sets of three or more (jimping).
  2. Such a notch elsewhere on the knife (handle scales, liner lock, choil) for the same purpose (grippiness).
形容词 adj.
  1. neat; trim; delicate Northern-England,Scotland,dated
    — 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?
  2. scant; barely sufficient. Northern-England,Scotland,dated

词形变化

jimper comparative jimpest superlative jimps plural

词汇关系

衍生词
jimply jimpness jimpy
相关词
gimp

词源

词源 1
Of unknown origin.
词源 2
Of unknown origin.
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