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limpins

limpins is the plural of limpin.

Meaning of limpin

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. […]...

Questions about limpins

What is limpins the plural of?
Limpins is the plural of limpin.

Words near limpins in the dictionary

  1. limping iambs
  2. limping in
  3. limpingly
  4. limpingness
  5. limpings
  6. limpins
  7. Limpinwood
  8. limpish
  9. limpitude
  10. limpkin
  11. limpkins

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