Dictionary entry

Limmer (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Lim″mer, n. [F. limier. See Leamer.] 1. A limehound; a leamer.

2. (Zoöl.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound.

3. A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute.

Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the Highlands. Sir W. Scott.

4. (Naut.) A man rope at the side of a ladder.