KEMP
\kˈɛmp], \kˈɛmp], \k_ˈɛ_m_p]\
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kemp, n. the coarse rough hairs of wool: (pl.) knotty hair which will not felt.
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kemp, n. (arch.) a champion: (Scot.) a contest in work, &c.--v.i. to strive for mastery.--ns. KEM'PER, KEM'PERY-MAN, a champion, a knight-errant. [A.S. cempa, a warrior. Cf. champion.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry