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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