ˈlimpin Obs. exc. dial.
Also 7 lympyne.
= limpet.
| 1585 Higins tr. Junius' Nomenclator 70 Tellina, mytulus, a limpin. 1601 Holland Pliny I. 265 The Limpins, Muskles, and Scallops. 1611 Cotgr., Berdin, the shell-fish called a Lympyne, or a Lempet. 1745 P. Thomas Jrnl. Anson's Voy. 120 There are..the largest Limpins that perhaps are anywhere to be met with. 1891 Owen's Pembrokeshire 126 note, Limpin is still the local name for Limpet. |