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  1. Initialism.  inosine monophosphate.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) A young shoot of a plant, tree etc. (defdate, 9th-17th c.) .
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) A scion, offspring; a child. (defdate, 15th-19th c.) .
  4. Noun.  A child of the Devil; a malevolent supernatural creature, similar to a demon but smaller and less powerful. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  5. Noun.  A mischievous child. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  6. Verb.  (obsolete) To plant or engraft.
  7. Verb.  (context, falconry) To engraft feathers into a bird's wing.
  8. Verb.  To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.

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