[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

imping \imp"ing\ i^mp"i^ng, n. see imp to graft.
   1. the act or process of grafting or mending. archaic
      1913 webster

   2. falconry the process of repairing broken feathers or a
      deficient wing.
      1913 webster
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[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

imp \imp\, v. t. imp.  p. p. imped; p. pr.  vb. n.
   imping. as. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to dan.
   ympe, sw. ympa, ohg. impf=on, impit=on, g. impfen. see
   imp, n.
   1. to graft; to insert as a scion. obs. --rom. of r.
      1913 webster

   2. falconry to graft with new feathers, as a wing; to
      splice a broken feather. hence, fig.: to repair; to
      extend; to increase; to strengthen; to equip. archaic
      1913 webster

            imp out our drooping country's broken wing. --shak.
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            who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes.
                                                  --fuller.
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            here no frail muse shall imp her crippled wing.
                                                  --holmes.
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            help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage
            with all the scorpions that should whip this age.
                                                  --cleveland.
      1913 webster
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imped imping imp 

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