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Showing words for LIMEY using the English dictionary
5 Letter Words for Limey
emily, limey
4 Letter Words for Limey
elmy, lime, limy, lyme, mile, myel, yelm, ylem
3 Letter Words for Limey
eli, elm, eyl, ile, lei, lem, ley, lie, lim, lye, lym, mei, mel, mil
Definitions for Limey
[1] a British sailor.
[2] a British ship.
[3] a British person.
[4] British.
[5] a British person
[6] a British sailor or ship
[7] British
Words nearby Limey
limestone, limestone lettuce, limestone pavement, limewater, limewood, limey, limicoline, limicolous, liminal, liminality, limit
Origin of Limey
First recorded in 1885–90; see origin at lime-juicer, -y2
Word origin for Limey
abbreviated from C19 lime-juicer, because British sailors were required to drink lime juice as a protection against scurvy