How do you use Gimmer in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Gimmer meaning
A ewe between one and two years old.
Using Gimmer
- The main meaning on this page is: A ewe between one and two years old.
- In the example corpus, gimmer often appears in combinations such as: gimmer by, cheviot gimmer.
Context around Gimmer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gimmer
- In this selection, "gimmer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cheviot, born, texel, hoggs, shown and ewes stand out and add context to how "gimmer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2019 born gimmer by garngour and a cheviot gimmer shown by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gimmer" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gimmer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The overall sheep champion’s prize went to Kerry Cameron for her homebred Cheviot gimmer. (15 words)
His winning Texel gimmer is by the prolific Top Hill Wall Street who has sired lambs to 60,000gn. (19 words)
Today, the ewe has beaten the 2013 County Show – a Cheviot gimmer, shown by James and Elsie Wishart, from Newbigging, Harray. (22 words)
I rang Ron Hilton, now a fabulous supporter of the breed, and asked whether his four really good gimmer ewes I knew about by then were available and that gave us our proper start with quality stock. (37 words)
Michael shares his views on the Swaledale breed while looking over his gimmer hoggs, and there’s a cameo from daughter Rachel who describes her attraction to a career in hill farming. (32 words)
H&H’s online sale of Texels topped at £4,100 for a February 2019-born gimmer, by Garngour Bullet, from the MacGregors at Allanfauld, selling to Messrs Coates, Country Durham. (31 words)
Example sentences (8)
Selkirk-based Texel breeders Gordon and David Gray, of the Ettrick and Tima flocks, received for a gimmer by Claybury Dunkirk, scanned with twins to Sadlerhead Frank the Tank.
Michael shares his views on the Swaledale breed while looking over his gimmer hoggs, and there’s a cameo from daughter Rachel who describes her attraction to a career in hill farming.
The overall sheep champion’s prize went to Kerry Cameron for her homebred Cheviot gimmer.
H&H’s online sale of Texels topped at £4,100 for a February 2019-born gimmer, by Garngour Bullet, from the MacGregors at Allanfauld, selling to Messrs Coates, Country Durham.
Today, the ewe has beaten the 2013 County Show – a Cheviot gimmer, shown by James and Elsie Wishart, from Newbigging, Harray.
His winning Texel gimmer is by the prolific Top Hill Wall Street who has sired lambs to 60,000gn.
I rang Ron Hilton, now a fabulous supporter of the breed, and asked whether his four really good gimmer ewes I knew about by then were available and that gave us our proper start with quality stock.
Mr Douglas also made 3,400gn selling a gimmer by Cavangrove Catalyst, in-lamb with a single by Cairness A Star, to Messrs Morgan, Llangeview, Usk.
Common combinations with gimmer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- gimmer by 3×
- cheviot gimmer 2×