jimp adjective 2noun 2forms 3 adjective2 •(Scotland, old-fashioned) neat; trim; delicateDo 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? — 1899 •(Scotland, old-fashioned) scant; barely sufficient. noun2 •A notch on the spine of a knife blade to increase grip, usually in sets of three or more (jimping). •Such a notch elsewhere on the knife (handle scales, liner lock, choil) for the same purpose (grippiness). formsjimps · jimper · jimpest
