different between rimmer vs gimmer

English

Etymology

From rim +? -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

rimmer (plural rimmers)

1. An implement for cutting, trimming, or ornamenting the rim of anything, as the edges of pies, etc.
2. A mixture of confections, spices, and/or salt applied to the rim of a beverage glass or mug.
3. (vulgar, slang) One who performs a rim-job (anal-oral sex).

Synonyms

• (implement): reamer

English

Etymology

From Middle English gimbyre, from Old Norse gymbr (“one year old ewe lamb”), from Proto-Germanic *gimr?? (“a yearling ewe-lamb”), from Proto-Indo-European *??yem- (“winter”).

Noun

gimmer (plural gimmers)

1. (Northern English dialect) A ewe between one and two years old.

Anagrams

• megrim

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse gymbr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j?m??r/

Noun

gimmer f (definite singular gimra, indefinite plural gimrar or gimrer, definite plural gimrane or gimrene)

1. a gimmer, a ewe between one and two years old

Further reading

• “gimmer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scots

Etymology

From Old Norse gymbr (“one year old ewe lamb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???m?r]

Noun

gimmer (plural gimmers)

1. a two-year-old ewe

Derived terms

• gimmer shell (“the scallop Pecten maximus or Aequipecten opercularis”)