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Limer vs Limmer - What's the difference?

limer | limmer |

As nouns the difference between limer and limmer

is that 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 while limmer is (scotland) a rogue; a low, base fellow.

As an adjective limmer is

limber.

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

    Anagrams

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    limmer

    English

    Etymology 1

    Origin uncertain; perhaps from limb, or (etyl) limier; see leamer.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A rogue; a low, base fellow.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • Thieves, limmers , and broken men of the Highlands.
  • A promiscuous woman.
  • * 1994 , Jeanette Winterson, Art and Lies
    • Doll Sneerpiece was not a scholar but fond of gentlemen, although to dub her a limmer , would have been to do her a wrong.
  • A limehound; a leamer.
  • A mongrel, such as a cross between the mastiff and hound.
  • (nautical) A manrope at the side of a ladder.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • limber
    • (Holland)