- an English sailor or, sometimes, soldier
- an Englishman
Origin of limey
from the lime juice formerly served to the crew on British ships to prevent scurvy British
limey
lim·eyWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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limey
noun
pl. lim·eys Slang- A British sailor.
- An English person.
Origin of limey
Short for lime juicer ( from the use of lime juice on British warships in order to prevent scurvy )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(comparative limier, superlative limiest)
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