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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)

A small mollusc, of the family Patellidae with a conical shell found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zones of rocky shores.
(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

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limpin

English

Etymology

16th-century dialectal variant of limpet.

Noun

limpin (plural limpins)

(obsolete, dialect) A limpet.
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