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limper

English

Etymology

limp +? -er

Adjective

limper

  1. comparative form of limp: more limp

Noun

limper (plural limpers)

  1. One who limps.
  2. (poker slang) One who limps (one who calls the big blind in the preflop betting round).

Anagrams

  • per mil, prelim, rempli, rimple

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limpet

English

Alternative forms

  • limpin (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English lempet, from Old English lempedu (“lamprey”), borrowed from Medieval Latin lampreda, alteration of Late Latin lampetra (“lamprey”), whose further origin is unknown, though is traditionally thought to derive from lamb? (“I lick, lap”) + petra (“stone, rock”). Doublet of lamprey, which came through Old French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?m.p?t/
  • * Rhymes: -?mp?t

Noun

limpet (plural limpets)

  1. A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.
  2. (Britain) Someone clingy or dependent; someone disregarding or ignorant of another's personal space.
    He stuck to me like a limpet all day!

Derived terms

  • limpet mine

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “limpet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Further reading

  • limpet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Patellidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

  • timple

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