adj
Meaning 1
Limber; flexible (either physically or morally).
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Standard Lemma guide
limmer
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/ˈlɪmə/
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rhymes with -ɪmə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: L IH1 M ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
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noun
Meaning 3
A rogue; a low, base fellow.
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Usage: Scotland
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noun
Meaning 4
A promiscuous woman.
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noun
Meaning 5
A limehound; a leamer.
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noun
Meaning 6
A mongrel, such as a cross between the mastiff and hound.
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noun
Meaning 7
A manrope at the side of a ladder.
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Topics: nautical, transport
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History
Etymology
Various origins: * English occupational surname for an illuminator of manuscripts, from Middle English luminour, lymnour. * Borrowed from German Limmer, an habitational surname from any of several places in Germany. * Borrowed from Dutch Limmer, from a Germanic personal name composed of Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“people”) + *mēraz (“famous, renowned”).
Uncertain; perhaps from limb, or French limier; see leamer.