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   imp

   /ɪmp/

   noun

   • 1. a small, mischievous devil or sprite. Similar demonlittle devildevilfiendhobgoblingoblinelfspritepuckarchaic:bugbearrare:cacodemon
   • ▪ a mischievous child: "a cheeky young imp" Similar rascalscampmonkeyfienddemondevilmischief-makertroublemakerpranksterroguewretchbraturchinwhippersnapperminxchittearawayinformal:monsterhorrormischiefholy terrorperisherspalpeentykescallyhellionvarmintarchaic:scapegracejackanapesrapscallionrip

   verb

   • 1. repair a damaged feather in (the wing or tail of a trained hawk) by attaching part of a new feather.

   Word Origin Old Englishimpa, impe ‘young shoot, scion’, impian ‘to graft’, based on Greek emphuein ‘to implant’. In late Middle English, the noun denoted a descendant, especially of a noble family, and later a child of the devil or a person regarded as such; hence a ‘little devil’ or mischievous child (early 17th century).

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