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Lier vs Limer - What's the difference?

lier | limer |

As a proper noun lier

is a city in the province of antwerp, belgium or lier can be a municipality in buskerud, norway.

As a noun limer is

(obsolete) a kind of dog kept on a lead; a bloodhound; a mongrel or limer can be someone who limes; someone who uses bird-lime or who limewashes or limer can be (west indies) someone who hangs around the streets; someone hanging out.

lier

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.

    • See also

    * liar

    Anagrams

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    limer

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) limer (Old French liemier, French limier), from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * lymer * limier

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A kind of dog kept on a lead; a bloodhound; a mongrel.

    • Etymology 2

    (lime).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who limes; someone who uses bird-lime or who limewashes.

    • Etymology 3

    Origin unknown.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (West Indies) Someone who hangs around the streets; someone hanging out.
    • Derived terms
    * lime

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