limern.¹

Forms: Also Middle English lymer(e, Middle English lemer, lymour, lymeer, Middle English–1500s lymmer, limmer, Middle English, 1600s lemor, (corrupt forms1500s–1700s levyner, leviner, lyemmer), 1600s–1800s leamer.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman limer = Old French liemier (modern French limier ), < Old French liem (French lien ) leash: see lien n.¹ and lyam n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlimer.

Obsolete (exc. archaic).

A kind of hound, properly a leash-hound; in early use (and now archaic) a bloodhound; later, a mongrel.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > that retrieves deer

limerc1369

string hound1631

leash-hound1679

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > bloodhound

bloodhoundc1330

limerc1369

lyam1486

brachell1488

lyam-hound1527

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > mongrel

mongrelc1460

limer1538

potlicker1830

kuri1838

mutt1900

mong1903

pooch1908

goorie1937

c1369 G. Chaucer Bk. Duchesse 362 There ouertoke I a grete route Of hunters and eke of foresters, And many relayes and lymers.

1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 21444 They berke, they byte, ryht felly,..The grete lemerys wer so strong.

c1440 Partonope 530 Fayre Grehoundes and grete lymours.

a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 15 Hauithe youre loke and holdithe youre hede ferme as a best that is called a lymer.

c1450 (c1400) Sowdon of Babylon (1881) l. 56 With Alauntes, Lymmeris and Racches free.

1486 Bk. St. Albans F iv b Theis be the namys of houndes..a Mastyfe, a Lemor, a Spanyell.

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Hybrida, is a dogge, ingendred betwyxte a hounde and a mastyue, called a lymmar, or mongrell.

1570 J. Caius De Canibus Britannicis f.11^v A leuitate, Leuyner, à loro Lyemmer appelatur is quem Leuinarium & Lorarium latine nominauimus.]

1576 A. Fleming tr. J. Caius Of Eng. Dogges 40 Of the Leuyner or the Lyemmer.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 185/1 The Leviner, or Lyemmer, or Leamer; so called from the Leam, or Lyne wherewith they are led.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Limer, a great Dog to hunt the wild Boar.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Leamer, a dog, a kind of hound.

1897 D. H. Madden Diary W. Silence 65 The bloodhound, or limer, would have been entitled to the first share [of the hart's paunch].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

limern.²

/ˈlʌɪmə/

Etymology: < lime v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

One who limes; one who snares with bird-lime; one who limewashes. Also a brush used for lime-washing. (See also white-limer n.)

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitener > [noun] > whitewash > person

limer1611

the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowler > [noun] > using snare or net

trammeller1581

tunneller1611

limer1872

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Blanchisseur, a white dauber, or white limer.

a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 347/1 Hair, such as the White Limers use.

1655 Speymouth Session Rec. 20 David Dunbar was desyred to agree with some lymers for as much lyme as would serve.

1872 Daily News 8 June She was only furnishing the Whitechapel trappers and limers with a new and valuable kind of quarry.

1894 P. N. Hasluck House Decoration 67 In some parts of the country this ‘limer’ is the principal ceiling-brush used... Limers of the best kind are as expensive as distemper brushes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

limern.³

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪmə/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪmər/, Caribbean English /ˈlaima/,

/ˈlaimʌ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lime v.⁴, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < lime v.⁴ + -er suffix¹.

Caribbean.

An idler; a person who hangs about idly with others, esp. on the street or in public.

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the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer

lurdanc1330

player1340

moochera1425

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lounger?a1513

idler1534

rest man1542

holiday-woman1548

baty bummill1568

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friar-fly?1577

idol1579

lingerer1579

loll1582

idleby1589

shit-rags1598

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idle1635

Lollard1635

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saunterer1688

scobberlotchera1697

bumble1786

quisby1789

waffler1805

shoat1808

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bummer1855

dead beat1863

bum1864

scowbanker1864

schnorrer1875

scowbank1881

ikey1906

layabout1932

lie-about1937

spine-basher1946

limer1964

1964 Daily News (Barbados) 1 Oct. 3/1 A 17-year old limer from Hindsbury Road was wrong to pick his lime on September 5 on Broad Street and as a result he was fined $10.

1974 Tapia (Trinidad) 11 Aug. 10/1 There were the usual limers outside the auditorium, a vociferous lot who talked incessantly.

2020 @nandixnegasi 3 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 25 Sept. 2020) Btw, last night the blocks and rum shops were still full of limers [‘Loudly crying face’ emoji].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹c1369

n.²1611

n.³1964

单词	limer
释义	limern.¹ Forms: Also Middle English lymer(e, Middle English lemer, lymour, lymeer, Middle English–1500s lymmer, limmer, Middle English, 1600s lemor, (corrupt forms1500s–1700s levyner, leviner, lyemmer), 1600s–1800s leamer. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman limer = Old French liemier (modern French limier ), < Old French liem (French lien ) leash: see lien n.¹ and lyam n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlimer. Obsolete (exc. archaic). A kind of hound, properly a leash-hound; in early use (and now archaic) a bloodhound; later, a mongrel. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > that retrieves deer limerc1369 string hound1631 leash-hound1679 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > bloodhound bloodhoundc1330 limerc1369 lyam1486 brachell1488 lyam-hound1527 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > mongrel mongrelc1460 limer1538 potlicker1830 kuri1838 mutt1900 mong1903 pooch1908 goorie1937 c1369 G. Chaucer Bk. Duchesse 362 There ouertoke I a grete route Of hunters and eke of foresters, And many relayes and lymers. 1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 21444 They berke, they byte, ryht felly,..The grete lemerys wer so strong. c1440 Partonope 530 Fayre Grehoundes and grete lymours. a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 15 Hauithe youre loke and holdithe youre hede ferme as a best that is called a lymer. c1450 (c1400) Sowdon of Babylon (1881) l. 56 With Alauntes, Lymmeris and Racches free. 1486 Bk. St. Albans F iv b Theis be the namys of houndes..a Mastyfe, a Lemor, a Spanyell. 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Hybrida, is a dogge, ingendred betwyxte a hounde and a mastyue, called a lymmar, or mongrell. 1570 J. Caius De Canibus Britannicis f.11^v A leuitate, Leuyner, à loro Lyemmer appelatur is quem Leuinarium & Lorarium latine nominauimus.] 1576 A. Fleming tr. J. Caius Of Eng. Dogges 40 Of the Leuyner or the Lyemmer. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 185/1 The Leviner, or Lyemmer, or Leamer; so called from the Leam, or Lyne wherewith they are led. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Limer, a great Dog to hunt the wild Boar. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Leamer, a dog, a kind of hound. 1897 D. H. Madden Diary W. Silence 65 The bloodhound, or limer, would have been entitled to the first share [of the hart's paunch]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online December 2020). limern.² /ˈlʌɪmə/ Etymology: < lime v.¹ + -er suffix¹. One who limes; one who snares with bird-lime; one who limewashes. Also a brush used for lime-washing. (See also white-limer n.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitener > [noun] > whitewash > person limer1611 the world > food and drink > hunting > fowling > fowler > [noun] > using snare or net trammeller1581 tunneller1611 limer1872 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Blanchisseur, a white dauber, or white limer. a1642 W. Monson Naval Tracts (1704) iii. 347/1 Hair, such as the White Limers use. 1655 Speymouth Session Rec. 20 David Dunbar was desyred to agree with some lymers for as much lyme as would serve. 1872 Daily News 8 June She was only furnishing the Whitechapel trappers and limers with a new and valuable kind of quarry. 1894 P. N. Hasluck House Decoration 67 In some parts of the country this ‘limer’ is the principal ceiling-brush used... Limers of the best kind are as expensive as distemper brushes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2018). limern.³ Brit. /ˈlʌɪmə/, U.S. /ˈlaɪmər/, Caribbean English /ˈlaima/, /ˈlaimʌ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lime v.⁴, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < lime v.⁴ + -er suffix¹. Caribbean. An idler; a person who hangs about idly with others, esp. on the street or in public. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [noun] > lazy person > an idler or loafer lurdanc1330 player1340 moochera1425 loon?c1450 lounger?a1513 idler1534 rest man1542 holiday-woman1548 baty bummill1568 bummill baty1568 friar-fly?1577 idol1579 lingerer1579 loll1582 idleby1589 shit-rags1598 blaitie bum1602 idle1635 Lollard1635 loiterer1684 saunterer1688 scobberlotchera1697 bumble1786 quisby1789 waffler1805 shoat1808 loafer1830 bummer1855 dead beat1863 bum1864 scowbanker1864 schnorrer1875 scowbank1881 ikey1906 layabout1932 lie-about1937 spine-basher1946 limer1964 1964 Daily News (Barbados) 1 Oct. 3/1 A 17-year old limer from Hindsbury Road was wrong to pick his lime on September 5 on Broad Street and as a result he was fined $10. 1974 Tapia (Trinidad) 11 Aug. 10/1 There were the usual limers outside the auditorium, a vociferous lot who talked incessantly. 2020 @nandixnegasi 3 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 25 Sept. 2020) Btw, last night the blocks and rum shops were still full of limers [‘Loudly crying face’ emoji]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹c1369n.²1611n.³1964
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