LIMMER

Etymology 1

Noun

limmer (plural limmers)

(Scotland) A rogue; a low, base fellow.

A promiscuous woman.

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

limmer (comparative more limmer, superlative most limmer)

limber

Source: Wiktionary

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Lim"mer, a.

Definition: Limber. [Obs.] Holland.

Lim"mer, n. Etym: [F. limier. See Leamer.]

1. A limehound; a leamer.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound.

3. A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute. [Scot.] Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the Highlands. Sir W. Scott.

4. (Naut.)

Definition: A man rope at the side of a ladder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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