limmer

American  

[lim-er] / ˈlɪm ər /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. Archaic. a woman of loose morals; hussy.

2. Archaic. a prostitute or strumpet.

3. Obsolete. a scoundrel or rogue.

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Etymology

Origin of limmer

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English (Scots); see limb ¹ ( def. 6 ); Middle English develes lim “limb of Satan”), -er ¹

Example Sentences

Thou limmer," said Wilson, in his thin shriek, "how long 'ul thy dool last?

From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir

At that, dominie, I lost patience, and I whispered, fierce-like, ‘Keep your foot to yoursel’, you limmer!’

From The Little Minister by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

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

From Robert Falconer by MacDonald, George

Come, old limmer, the times grow colder; Leaves of the creeper redden and fall.

From The Vigil of Venus and Other Poems by "Q" by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

"O hald thy tongue, thou limmer lown, "And of thy talking let me be!

From Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition by Scott, Walter, Sir