† limoneern.
Obsolete.
A horse which is attached to the shafts of a vehicle.
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thill-horsec1325
limoneer1524
thiller1552
body horse1558
fill-horse1600
limber1632
filler1695
pole horse1725
shaft-horse1769
wheel-pair1794
wheeler1813
shafter1840
1524 T. Wolsey in State Papers Henry VIII (1836) IV. 120 Provision of lymoners, cariages and drawghtes.
a1530 T. Wolsey Let. in R. Fiddes Life Wolsey (1724) Collect. 139 That new Lymoneers and horses for draught and Carriage should be recovered.
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