The Collaborative International Dictionary
Limmer \Lim"mer\ (l[i^]m"m[~e]r), a.
Limber. [Obs.]
--Holland.
Limmer \Lim"mer\, n. [F. limier. See Leamer.]
A limehound; a leamer.
(Zo["o]l.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound.
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A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute. [Scot.]
Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the Highlands.
--Sir W. Scott. (Naut.) A man rope at the side of a ladder.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 (context Scotland English) A rogue; a low, base fellow. 2 A promiscuous woman. 3 A limehound; a leamer. 4 A mongrel, such as a cross between the mastiff and hound. 5 (context nautical English) A manrope at the side of a ladder. Etymology 2
a. limber
Wikipedia
Limmer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Lou Limmer (1925–2007), Major League Baseball player
- Franz Limmer (1808–1857), Austrian composer
- Francis E. Limmer, mayor of Flint, Michigan, 1970–1973
Usage examples of "limmer".
How and then a stray limmer of sunslie would escape the haze ,and turn the oily smooth surface into a sparlding pool which would himmer and move and sfide back into the brown oneness of the river.
The statements that had reached the ears of Lamont Cranston fitted with words that Limmer had muttered in his cell last night in response to the weird, whispered query of The Shadow!