Sekirov Dictionary

limmer

/ˈlɪmə/

noun 5
adjective 1
forms 3

noun5

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(Scotland) A rogue; a low, base fellow.
- Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the Highlands. — 1814
•
(offensive) A promiscuous woman.
- Doll Sneerpiece was not a scholar but fond of gentlemen, although to dub her a limmer, would have been to do her a wrong. — 1994
A mongrel, such as a cross between the mastiff and hound.
A limehound; a leamer.
A manrope at the side of a ladder.

adjective1

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Limber; flexible (either physically or morally).
- Then the limmer Scottes ared me, burnt my guddes, and made deadlie feede on me and my barnes. — 1564

forms

limmers · more limmer · most limmer

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