gimpy
Collocations
2GIMPY + NOUN
bill, leg
ADV.
presently
Definitions
adj
limping, lame, with crippled legs.
Presently Gimpy, who limped, as his name indicated, spoke up.
Gimpy Bill" is a cripple who sold lead-pencils in Market Street. His legs have been cut off almost to the hips, and he gets around on two little platforms,
exhibiting deficiencies associated with the derogatory term "gimp", such as might inspire discomfort or revulsion
One of the kittens has a gimpy eye.
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Idioms & Phrases
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3Presently Gimpy, who limped, as his name indicated, spoke up.
WiktionaryGimpy Bill" is a cripple who sold lead-pencils in Market Street. His legs have been cut off almost to the hips, and he gets around on two little platforms,
Wiktionary"Old guy downstairs, with long hair and a gimpy leg, handed me this yere and gimme fi' cents to fetch it up here to you," stated the messenger.
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