Kĕmp1, n.
[A. S. cempa, a soldier.] A knight; a champion. [Obs.]
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[A. S. cempa, a soldier.] A knight; a champion. [Obs.]
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.