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Kemp

Kĕmp, n.

noun

[A. S. cempa, a soldier.] A knight; a champion. [Obs.]

Kĕmp or Kĕmp'ty, n.

noun

n. Coarse, rough hair in wool, injuring its quality, and deteriorating the appearance, even of common fabrics, by its inferiority and harshness, and by its not taking the dye readily. Simmonds.