Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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adj
neat; trim; delicate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, dated
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Synonyms: slender, handsome, spruce, elegant
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adj
scant; barely sufficient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, dated
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noun
A notch on the spine of a knife blade to increase grip, usually in sets of three or more (jimping).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Such a notch elsewhere on the knife (handle scales, liner lock, choil) for the same purpose (grippiness).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Of unknown origin.
