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Vamp v. i. To advance; to travel. (Obs.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... And both assumed a sable hue; But, being old, continued just As threadbare, and as full of dust. His talk was now of tithes and dues: He smoked his pipe, and read the news; Knew how to preach old sermons next, Vamp'd in the preface and the text; At christenings well could act his part, And had the service all by heart; Wish'd women might have children fast, And thought whose sow had farrow'd last; Against dissenters would repine, And stood up firm for "right divine;" Found his head fill'd with many a system; ...

— The Humourous Poetry of the English Language • James Parton

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... I heard the throstles vamp, Pouring their liquid notes like golden syrup, Out would I go and round the garden tramp, Wearing goloshes if the day were ...

— Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 24, 1920. • Various

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