Definition of Limey

1. Noun. A man of English descent.

Exact synonyms: John Bull
Generic synonyms: Englishman

Definition of Limey

1. Adjective. Resembling limes (the fruit), lime-like. ¹

2. Adjective. Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit). ¹

3. Noun. (US slang) An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Limey

1. a British sailor [n -EYS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Limey

limescale
limescaled
limestone
limestone fern
limestone pavement
limestone salamander
limestones
limewash
limewashed
limewashes
limewashing
limewater
limewaters
limewood
limewoods
limey (current term)
limeys
limicolae
limicoline
limicoline bird
limicolous
limier
limiest
limina
liminal
liminal stimulus
liminal trait
liminalities
liminality
liminals

Literary usage of Limey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Seventy-eighth Division in the World War, 1917-18-19 by Thomas F. Meehan (1921)
"CHAFFER IV THE limey SECTOR •HE FRONT which the division had taken over soon came to be known as the "limey Sector." It was seven kilometers wide and was ..."

2. History of the 89th Division, U. S. A.: From Its Organization in 1917 by George H. English, War Society of the 89th Division (1920)
"... and limey. Other raids also occurred in the same area. Kilometer grid. From Mort Mare map. commanded by Corporal Frank R. Rice retired before the ..."

3. The Register Book of Marriages Belonging to the Parish of St. George by John Henry Chapmen, George John Armytage (1888)
"... Sarah limey, of this parish Mar. 15 John Penny & Ann Tucker Mar. 16 William Hodges & Sarah Brown Mar. 17 Samuel Tompson & Debora Outram Mar. ..."

4. The London Medical Gazette (1851)
"... pursue. win >*i; limey cannot soar beyond hie potions »ml hia pill». It has been too much the efratom, perhaps, in touching upon the ..."

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