Limmer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Limmer \Lim"mer\ (l[i^]m"m[~e]r), a.
     Limber. [Obs.] --Holland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Limmer \Lim"mer\, n. [F. limier. See {Leamer}.]
     1. A limehound; a leamer.
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     2. (Zool.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and
        hound.
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     3. A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute. [Scot.]
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              Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the Highlands.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     4. (Naut.) A man rope at the side of a ladder.
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