LIMMER (2)

Lim″mer, n. [[F. limier. See Leamer.]] 1. 1. A limehound; a leamer.
2. 2. (Zoöl.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and hound.
3. 3. A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute.
Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the Highlands. Sir W. Scott. 4. 4. (Naut.) A man rope at the side of a ladder.