limmer

noun /ˈlɪmə/

1. A rogue; a low, base fellow.

   Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the Highlands.

2. A promiscuous woman.

   Doll Sneerpiece was not a scholar but fond of gentlemen, although to dub her a limmer, would have been to do her a wrong.

3. A limehound; a leamer.

4. A mongrel, such as a cross between the mastiff and hound.

Where it comes from

Uncertain; perhaps from limb, or French limier; see leamer.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry limmer (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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