gimp

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gimp1 /gɪmp/

▶noun

• 1 twisted, reinforced material used as upholstery trimming.

• 2 (in lacemaking) coarser thread forming the outline of the design.

• 3 fishing line made of silk bound with wire.

– origin C17: from Du.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gimp2 /gɪmp/ N. Amer. informal, derogatory

▶noun

• 1 a physically disabled or lame person.

  ■ a limp.

• 2 a feeble or contemptible person.

▶verb limp; hobble.

– derivatives
gimpy adjective.

– origin 1920s: of unknown origin.