Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To strive or contend in any way; strive for victory, as in the quantity of work done by reapers in the harvest-field.
- noun A champion; a knight.
- noun The act of striving for superiority in any way.
- Shaggy; rough.
- noun Coarse hair which is closely mingled with the finer hair or wool, and has to be separated from it before the manufacturing of fine goods, especially in goat's hair of choice and expensive kind.
- noun Also
kempty . - noun An eel.
- noun A boar.
- noun The ribwort-plantain, Plantago lanceolata, more especially the stalk and spike; also, the common plantain, Plantago major, and perhaps P. media
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Coarse, rough hair in wool or fur, injuring its quality.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Coarse, rough
hair ,wool , orfur ; (in the plural)knotty hairs that will notfelt .
Etymologies
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"kemp" wrote in message news: 6038614@discussion. autodesk.com ...
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This web site is full of negativity. negative remarks permeate a majority of the posts. we have the new CIO saying hello and he is immediately blasted. i would not blame mr. kemp if he decides this website is not worth his time.
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February 10th, 2010 at 7: 32 pm the kemp smith translation of the first critique is remotely pleasurable to read
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Five Celebs that Played Baseball albert pujols, fantasy baseball, fantasy baseball draft, Joe Mauer, matt kemp, MLB, Ryan Howard, tim lincecum
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May 4, 2009 10: 03 PM kemp replied to miera-c. livejournal.com
I want you to stop stalking "overweight" women. - Feministing 2009
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Bentsen, kemp, Lieberman etc. Gore and Cheney were "double down" picks, and they won.
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November 19th, 2008 strychnine is a grand tonic, kemp, to take to take the flabbiness out of a man!
strychnine is a grand tonic, kemp, to take to take the flabbiness out of a man! matociquala 2008
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Joey, I like the Blue below green mountain, williams fork, kemp breeze units on the colorado, S. Platte once every 10 years, lower colorado in glenwood, roaring fork down low, and the Big Thompson up in estes park.
Winter Fishing Blues Tim Romano 2008
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Oh, and not as well known anymore but how about the original tarzan- Johnny Weissmuller kemp richardson
Alex Rodriguez gets a movie role: Who is the best athlete-turned-actor? | EW.com 2010
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I think more and more Dems will understand this as this race progresses; and if they do, I think he loses even with the support of Bush, Rove, kemp, Coulter, Hannity, Santorum and his other cothinkers.
CT-SEN: Lieberman Getting Shunned By...Just About Everyone 2009
AZwordy commented on the word kemp
In the 1950s, San Diego California, I remember the word used to describe an automobile, usually in modified (hot-rod) condition and if in good shape, it would be a "Cherry Kemp".
July 25, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word kemp
Short, white, hairy fibers found about the head and legs of sheep.
February 18, 2010
knitandpurl commented on the word kemp
"The mercers sell the well-kempt gents les vêtements de Sèvres: felt berets, kemp fezzes, tweed spencers, crewneck vests, serge breeches, cheverel belts."
Eunoia by Christian Bök (upgraded edition), p 105
May 23, 2010