Vamp (?) v. i.
To advance; to travel.
[Obs.]
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Vamp, n. [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See Advance, Van of an army, and Foot.]
1.
The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.
2.
Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.
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Vamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vamped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Vamping.]
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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