See Also: rampart(dictionary)
rampart(dictionary)

dimps (iou) and rampart (oh)


dimps (iou)



dimps noun. dial. L17.
[Perh. from DIM noun, or dial. var. of dumps pl. of DUMP noun1.]
Dusk, twilight.

rampart (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: rempart, from remparer 'to strengthen']
a wide pile of earth or a stone wall built to protect a castle or city in the past