palmer
/ˈpɑmɚ/
nounverb
A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.
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Noun 2 meanings
A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms.
One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.
Verb 1 meaning
In fly fishing, to wrap a hackle etc. along the whole shank of a hook.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English palmer, from Anglo-Norman palmer, from Old French paumier (“palmer”), from Medieval Latin palmārius (“palmer”), from palma (“palm tree”).
PALMER at a glance
PALMER has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + L 1 + M 3 + E 1 + R 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,835 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with palmer
All rhymes- FORMER11
- SUMMER10
- CUSTOMER12
- CONSUMER12
- HAMMER13
- FARMER11
- HOMER10
- PERFORMER16
- WARMER11
- DRUMMER12
- TIMER7
- POLYMER14
One letter away
- CALMER10
- PALMAR10
- PALMED11
- PALTER8
- PALIER8
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