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limey
[ lahy-mee ]
noun
- a British sailor.
- a British ship.
- a British person.
adjective
- British.
limey
/ ˈlaɪmɪ /
noun
- a British person
- a British sailor or ship
adjective
- British
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Word History and Origins
Origin of limey1
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Example Sentences
Confusion over the catcher's eye black is just the tip of the iceberg for this befuddled limey.
Maybe they needed to do that because Freud himself was hardly a true Limey.
And I realize that I hate lime-stone, to live on lime-stone or marble or any of those limey rocks.
The same facts exist with regard to a loam, a calcareous (or limey) soil, or a vegetable mould.
A plasterer with limey overalls gazed at the wagon intently until it passed by.
We are a little mortary and limey at present, but we are getting on capitally.
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