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limpin

limpin noun: a limpet.

Noun

limpin (plural limpins)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) A limpet.
    • The Limpins, Muskles, and Scallops.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book I.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […]...

Forms of limpin

plurallimpins

Origin of limpin

16th-century dialectal variant of limpet.

Questions about limpin

What does limpin mean?
Limpin means a limpet.
What part of speech is limpin?
Limpin is a noun.
What is the plural of limpin?
The plural of limpin is limpins.

Words near limpin in the dictionary

  1. limpidities
  2. limpidity
  3. limpidly
  4. limpidness
  5. limpily
  6. limpin
  7. limpiness
  8. limping
  9. limping iamb
  10. limping iambs
  11. limping in

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