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Webster 1913 Edition

Limp

Limp

(lĭmp)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Limped
(lĭmt; 215)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Limping
.]
[Cf. AS.
lemp
healt lame, OHG.
limphen
to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E.
lame
, or to
limp
, a √120.]
To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively.
Shak.

Limp

,
Noun.
A manner of walking in which the movement of one or both legs is noticeably abnormal, usually due to injury or disease; a halt; the act of limping.

Limp

,
Noun.
(Ore Washing)
A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.

Limp

,
Adj.
[Cf. Icel.
limpa
limpness, weakness, and E.
lap
,
Noun.
,
lop
,
Verb.
T.
Cf.
Limber
,
Adj.
]
1.
Flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
Walton.
2.
Lacking stiffness; flimsy;
as, a
limp
cravat
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Limp

LIMP

,
Verb.
I.
To halt; to walk lamely.

LIMP

,
Noun.
A halt; act of limping.

LIMP

,
Adj.
Vapid; weak. [Not used.]

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