Meaning of jimp | Babel Free

Definitions

1. neat; trim; delicate
   Northern-England, Scotland, dated
2. scant; barely sufficient.
   Northern-England, Scotland, dated

Examples

“Do 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?”

“… Annette was on hand, stony-eyed but mighty jimp in a gown that seemed to consist of flowers and gauze.”

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