dimber

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪm.bə/

Adjective

dimber (comparative more dimber, superlative most dimber)

1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Pretty; neat.

Derived terms

• dimber cove
• dimber damber
• dimber mort

References

• [Francis Grose] (1788) “Dimber”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: […] S. Hooper, […], →OCLC.
• Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “dimber”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 310.
• John S[tephen] Farmer; W[illiam] E[rnest] Henley, compilers (1891) “dimber”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume II, [London: […] Harrison and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 287.
• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary (where it is described as "Worcestershire, but old cant")