limmer

[ lim-er ]

/ ˈlɪm ər /

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noun Scot. and North England.

a woman of loose morals; hussy.

a prostitute or strumpet.

Obsolete. a scoundrel or rogue.

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Origin of limmer

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English (Scots); see limb¹ (6); Middle English develes lim “limb of Satan”), -er¹

Words nearby limmer

limit point, limitrophe, limit-state design, limit switch, limivorous, limmer, limn, limner, limnetic, limnology, limnophilous

How to use limmer in a sentence

Come, old limmer, the times grow colder;Leaves of the creeper redden and fall.Was it a hand then clapped my shoulder?
The Vigil of Venus and Other Poems by "Q"|Q
But how to fell a withered wife That's carved out o' the tree o' life— The timmer limmer daurs the knifeTo settle her annuity.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
Randal dressed in haste, and went at once to Limmer's hotel.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVI, July 1852, Vol. V|Various
He staid with her an hour, revisited the Count, and then strolled to Limmer's.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXIX., October, 1852|Various

Ye'll be efter that vile limmer that's turnt my honest hoose intil a sty this last fortnicht.'
Robert Falconer|George MacDonald