Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A limehound; in general, a hound; in a later use, a mongrel hound.
- noun Hence A low, base, or worthless person; a scoundrel; as applied to a woman, in a milder sense, a jade.
- Base; low.
- noun A dialectal variant of
limber . - noun Nautical, a man-rope at the side of a ladder.
- An obsolete or dialectal form of
limber .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Limber.
- noun A limehound; a leamer.
- noun (Zoöl.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound.
- noun Scot. A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute.
- noun (Naut.) A man rope at the side of a ladder.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Scotland A
rogue ; a low, base fellow. - noun A
promiscuous woman . - noun A
limehound ; aleamer . - noun A
mongrel , such as across between themastiff andhound . - noun nautical A
manrope at the side of aladder .
Etymologies
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Examples
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“What signifies what we, were, ye street-raking limmer!” she exclaimed, pushing her daughter before her to the door, with no gentle degree of violence.
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It wad be sair news to the auld wife below the Ben of Stuckavrallachan, that you, ye Hieland limmer, had knockit out my harns, or that I had kilted you up in a tow.
Rob Roy 2005
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But sair ye'll greet, nou naebody'll speir onie nicht for ye, limmer.
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‘It was all owing to you, you limmer,’ said the vulgar woman to the other; ‘had you not interfered, the old man would soon have settled the boy.’
Lavengro 2004
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And a tongue that could jeer, too, the little limmer had,
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various
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Hieland limmer, had knockit out my brains, or that I had got you strung up in a halter.
Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North Samuel Rutherford Crockett
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What is known in Scotland as a ` limmer, 'obviously.
She Stands Accused 1935
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Od, lad, queerly eneugh, said Dandie; but Ill tell ye that after we are done wi our supper, for will maybe no be sae weel to speak about it while that lang-lugged limmer o a lass is gaun flisking in and out o the room.
Chapter XLV 1917
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Skelpie-limmers-face, a technical term in female scolding (R. B.).
Glossary 1909
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At that, dominie, I lost patience, and I whispered, fierce-like, 'Keep your foot to yoursel', you limmer! '
The Little Minister 1898
qms commented on the word limmer
The lamp of sweet reason grows dimmer
And decency's quite gone aglimmer.
He sucks up the light
And brings on the night.
The man is a lout and a limmer.
August 7, 2016