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Definition of Gimmer
1. n. A piece of mechanism; mechanical device or contrivance; a gimcrack.
Definition of Gimmer
1. Noun. (Northern English dialect) A ewe between one and two years old. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gimmer
1. a young ewe [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gimmer
Literary usage of Gimmer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Farmer's Magazine (1872)
"Three gimmer lambs, Down breed, W. Dodgson. Three cross-bred gimmer lambs, 15.
... Three gimmer lambs for mountain district, J. Pickup and Brothers, ..."
2. Wills & Administrations from the Knaresborough Court Rolls by Knaresborough (Honor) (1902)
"... my late servant, one gimmer lambe. I will that I be honestly brought forth &c.
of the third parte, and the remainder thereof I gyve to Agnes Curtes, ..."
3. Modern Sheep: Breeds and Management by William James Clarke (1907)
""In Scotland the shearing brings about another change of names and the 'gimmer,'
if she is in lamb, is called a 'ewe;' if barren, a 'barren-gimmer;' and an ..."
4. Transactions of the Philological Society by Philological Society (Great Britain). (1867)
"gimmer, n. an ewe lamb or sheep. Dan. gimmer-lam, an ewe lamb, SG gimmer, Sw.
gimmer, a sheep producing young for the first time, Dan. gimmer, ..."
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