limpard en · NOUN
Etymology
From limp + -ard.
Meanings
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(archaic) One who limps; a cripple.
For most translators are, as Sir Thomas himself would have it, but sottish and doting fresh-water sophisters, gouty limpards, and a thousand worse things, for they turn the strong brews of their originals into thin vinegarish liquors.
1928, Morris Bishop, A gallery of eccentrics:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| limpards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |