l 1 i 1 m 3 e 1 y 4
5 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a man of English descent
originIn adjectival senses, by surface analysis, lime + -y. In the sense of Englishman, reduced from the 19th century term lime-juicer (“a British ship”), from the lime juice British ships carried to ward off scurvy.
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