limmer

Lim"mer, a. Defn: Limber. [Obs.] Holland. Lim"mer, n. Etym: [F. limier. See Leamer.] 1. A limehound; a leamer. 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: 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.) Defn: A man rope at the side of a ladder.

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