Imping definition

Imping means the repair of a broken feather on a raptor by attaching a molted feather or a feather from another bird to the stub of the damaged feather.

Imping means the process of grafting new feathers onto the wing or tail of a bird to repair damage or to increase flying capacity.

Imping means a method of replacing a broken feather with an undamaged feather by cutting the shaft of the broken feather on the bird, trimming the replacement feather to the correct length, and gluing the shaft of the replacement feather to the shaft of the broken feather.

Examples of Imping in a sentence

• Legendary locator Hans van der Veeke, and that prince among women, Deborah Cohen, are doing the Imping.

• Imping — using a feather to repair or replace a broken feather of a raptor.

• Simulations included: ambient water temperatures with impingement mortality (Ambient Imping); ambient water temperature without impingement mortality (Amb); thermal effluent with impingement mortality (Disch Imping); and thermal effluent without impingement mortality (Disch).

• We should therefore see two lanes running from Cambridge Road up to the roundabout making it safe for drivers to use that outer lane.These projects are being financed by section 106 funding from the Northern Corridor Growth Fund financed by housing develop- ments along the A14 north of Cambridge.David JenkinsNeil Davies LOCAL PUBS OFFER A SUMMER OF FUNSix lively pubs must show Histon and Imping- ton as fun loving villages.

• Changes were also made in 2012 to Environmental Con- servation Law § 11-1003, Falconry License, changing the fee and term of falconry licenses.DThe following is a summary of amendments that the department is proposing:173.1 DefinitionsThe following definitions are to be added to the regulation: Abate- Dment, Conservation Education, Hacking, Hybrid, Imping and Native.

More Definitions of Imping

Imping means using a molted feather to replace or repair a damaged or broken feather.

Imping means a method of repairing broken feath-

Imping means to graft new feathers to existing feather shafts on a raptor’s wing(s) or tail to repair damage or to increase flying capacity.

Imping means grafting a damaged feather with a molted feather onto a trained raptor to repair damage.

Imping means a method of repairing broken flight or tail feathers.

Imping means using a molted feather to replace or repair a damaged or broken feather. "Retrices" means a raptor’s tail feathers.

Imping means a method of replacing a broken feather with an undamaged feather.