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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Limmour, Lymmour, n. Also: lym(m)our, -owr; lymmar, (lymnar, lummar); limmer, lymmer, -yr. [e.m.E. lymour (1480), -ore, lymer (1578), limmer (1580); origin obscure.A connection with F. limon has been suggested, but without a convincing explanation of the change of ending.]

The shaft of a cart, gun-carriage etc. Also in plur., a pair of these, also ? the detachable fore-part or limber of a gun-carriage.(a) ?1438 Alex. ii. 9160.
He lichtit betuix the limmouris [F. limons] tua 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 290.
To Dande Achinsone … to get cart lymmouris to bring hame quhelis fra Melros xj s. vj d. 1511 Prestwick B. Rec. 43.
j car lymmour 1513 Doug. ix. vi. 23.
The cartis stand with lymowris bendyt strek Ib. xii. viii. 58. 1517 Treas. Acc. V. 157.
For ane hors … put in the gun cart lymmowris(b) 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. i. xxxiii.
Ane chariote … The lymnaris wer of birneist gold 1513 Treas. Acc. IV. 512.
iiij duson greit sparris to be lummaris [sic] to thaim [carts] 1527 Ib. V. 321.
For tymmer wrocht in the stokkis of the gunnys, quhelis, lymmaris and extreis 1543–4 Ib. VIII. 253.
For ane new lymnar to ane of the clos carttis 1544–5 Ib. 360.
For carage hyer of tua pair of lymmarris furtht of the castell … to … Leith to tua carttis of cutthrottis quhairof the lymmarris brak be the gait(c) 1529 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 10.
Ane band to ane of the lymmyrris of the hurle cartis Ib. 26.
Lymmeris 1565 Reg. Privy C. I. 403, 1585 9th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. ii. 193/1. 1618 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 126.
For … tua bandis to the limmeris of the cart