Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WARP, a. [waurp; Sax. wearp; D. werp, a cast or throw. See the verb.]

1. In manufactures, the threads which are extended length-wise in the loom, and crossed by the woof.
2. In a ship, a rope employed in drawing, towing or removing a ship or boat; a towing line. – Mar. Dict.
3. In agriculture, a slimy substance deposited on land by marine tides, by which a rich alluvial soil is formed. [Local.] – Cyc.
4. In cows, a premature casting of the young. [See the verb.] [Local.]