n. & v.
--n.
1. a mischievous child.
2 a small mischievous devil or sprite.
--v.tr.
1. add feathers to (the wing of a falcon) to restore or improve its flight.
2 archaic enlarge; add by grafting.
Etymology: OE impa, impe young shoot, scion, impian graft: ult. f. Gk emphutos implanted, past part. of emphuo