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Imping

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.

  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]

    Imp out our drooping country's broken wing.
    --Shak.

    Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes.
    --Fuller.

    Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing.
    --Holmes.

    Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage With all the scorpions that should whip this age.
    --Cleveland.

Imping

Imping \Imp"ing\ ([i^]mp"[i^]ng), n. [See Imp to graft.]

  1. The act or process of grafting or mending. [Archaic]

  2. (Falconry) The process of repairing broken feathers or a deficient wing.

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imping

n. The act or process of grafting or mending.