Vamp

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To Advance; to Travel.

II. Vamp ·noun Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new appearance. ·see Vamp, ·vt.

III. Vamp ·noun The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in front of the ankle seam; an Upper.

IV. Vamp ·vt 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.

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