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limmer

limmer is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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