The difference between Imp and Rascal
When used as nouns, imp means a young shoot of a plant, tree etc, whereas rascal means a dishonest person.
Imp is also verb with the meaning: to plant or engraft.
Rascal is also adjective with the meaning: low.
check bellow for the other definitions of Imp and Rascal
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Imp as a noun (obsolete):
A young shoot of a plant, tree etc.
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Imp as a noun (obsolete):
A scion, offspring; a child.
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Imp as a noun:
A young or inferior devil; a malevolent supernatural creature, similar to a demon but smaller and less powerful.
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Imp as a noun:
A mischievous child.
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Imp as a noun (UK, dialect, obsolete):
Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, such as an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.
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Imp as a noun:
A baby Tasmanian devil.
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Imp as a verb (obsolete):
To plant or engraft.
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Imp as a verb (archaic):
To graft, implant; to set or fix.
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Imp as a verb (falconry):
To engraft (feathers) into a bird's wing.
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Imp as a verb:
To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.
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Rascal as a noun:
A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
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Rascal as a noun:
Sometimes : a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
Examples:
"That little rascal bit me!"
"If you have deer in the area, you may have to put a fence around your garden to keep the rascals out."
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Rascal as a noun (Papua New Guinea):
A member of a criminal gang.
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Rascal as an adjective (archaic):
Low; lowly, part of or belonging to the common rabble.