VAMP

v. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
v.

To advance; to travel. [Obs.]

2.
n.

The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.

3.
n.

Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.

4.
v.

To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often followed by up. I had never much hopes of your vamped play. Swift.

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