limpin

See also: limp in

English

Etymology

16th-century dialectal variant of limpet[1].

Noun

limpin (plural limpins)

(obsolete, dialect) A limpet.
- 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book I.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the VVorld. Commonly Called, The Natvrall Historie of C. Plinivs Secvndus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, published 1635, →OCLC:
  The Limpins, Muskles, and Scallops.

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “limpet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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