n. 1. A mischievous child. 2. A small demon. 3. Obsolete A graft. tr.v. imped, imp·ing, imps 1. To graft (new feathers) onto the wing of a trained falcon or hawk to repair damage or increase flying capacity. 2. To furnish with wings. [Middle English impe, scion, sprig, offspring, from Old English impa, young shoot, from impian, to graft, ultimately from Medieval Latin impotus, graft, from Greek emphutos, grafted, from emphuein, to implant : en-, in; see EN-2 + phuein, to make grow; see bheuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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