present participle of kemp

(obsolete) Coarse, rough hair, wool, or fur; (in the plural) knotty hairs that will not felt.

(obsolete) Shaggy; rough.

(intransitive, obsolete) To strive or contend in any way; strive for victory.

(Scotland, archaic) A contest in work, etc.

(obsolete) A champion; a knight.

A card game, played in teams of two, the object being to get four of a kind, then silently communicate the fact to one's partner, who shouts "Kemps!".

plural of kemp

A surname / An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. / An unincorporated community in Allen County, Ohio, United States.

simple past tense and past participle of kemp