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▪ I. rimer, n.1|ˈraɪmə(r)|
Also 5 rymor, rymare, 6–8 rymer.
[f. rime v.1 + -er1. In early use prob. after AF. rimour, rymour (F. rimeur). So Du. rijmer, Fris. rimer, † rijmer, MHG. rîmer (G. reimer), Da. rimer, Norw. rimar, Sw. rimmare (MSw. rimare), Icel. rímari.]
A maker of rimes; a poet; a rimester. Cf. rhymer.
1422tr. Secreta Secret., Priv. Priv. 157 He is an onwyse man that audyence or Yeftis yewyth to Rymoris othyr any Suche losyngeris. c1440Promp. Parv. 434/1 Rymare, gerro. a1568R. Ascham Scholem. ii. (Arb.) 144 This fault, not onely in the olde Latin Poets, but also in our..English Rymers at this day. 1590Spenser F.Q. iii. xii. 5 A joyous fellowship..Of Minstrales making goodly meriment, With wanton Bardes, and Rymers impudent. 1603Daniel Def. Ryme Wks. (Grosart) IV. 49 Erasmus, and Moore, worthy men, I confesse, and the last a great ornament to this land, and a Rymer. 1655tr. Sorel's Com. Hist. Francion vi. 7 So it is with this poor Rimer, his works make no noise but in his own ears. 1737Gentl. Mag. VII. 625/2 What's prov'd, my Logician? That a Rymer and Wit may be no Politician. 1774Mitford Ess. Harmony Lang. 102 A very musical arrangement of the accents not often used by other poets, particularly rimers. 1873Edith Thompson Hist. Eng. xxvi. 107 The King's cognizance was a wild boar, and the rimer lost his head for thus insulting it.
▪ II. rimer, n.2 Now rare.|ˈraɪmə(r)|
Also rymer; (U.S.) rimmer |ˈrɪmə(r)|.
[f. rime v.4 3 c.]
= reamer n.
1815J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 17 A tool of this description is called a rimer. 1846Holtzapffel Turning II. 461 Polygonal broaches or rimers with any number of sides. 1865J. H. A. Bone Petroleum & Petroleum Wells 22 But the hole must be as nearly round as possible, and therefore the tools are taken out, and a ‘rimmer’, or ‘reamer’, sent down, which cuts down the irregularities of the hole. 1875Sir T. Saxton Fret-Cutting 69 The holes in the hinges ought to be properly rymed out... If they are not, the rymer and rose-bit must be purchased. 1894W. J. Lineham Text-bk. Mech. Engin. vi. 209 Round holes are cleaned by the Parallel Rimer..and taper holes by means of a Taper Rimer. 1907Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 701/2 Rimers, square or half round.
Hence ˈrimer v. = ream v.3 1.
1860J. Hodges Gt. Victoria Bridge 44 Every hole..was rimered by a tool to exactly the size of the rivets. Ibid., As the rimering proceeded the riveting followed. 1873R. Wilson Steam Boilers 67 It is best to rimer them out and use a larger rivet.
▪ III. rimer
variant of rymer. |