What does "limmer" mean?

Limmer: A limehound; a leamer.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(Zoöl.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound.
  2. 3.A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute. [Scot.] Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the Highlands. Sir W. Scott.
  3. 4.(Naut.) A man rope at the side of a ladder.

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