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noun

Vamp n.

The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an upper.

Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. See Vamp, v. t.

(Music) A usually improvized Jazz accompaniment, consisting of simple chords in sucession.

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Etymology of 'Vamp'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Vamp" Quotes from Famous Books

... away by the big wave coming in through the broken port in the stern sheets, that was also plainly discernible from the phosphorescent glow of the sea without, which every moment welled up almost on a level with the deck above, as if it were going to fetch inboard again and vamp ...

— The Island Treasure • John Conroy Hutcheson

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