Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Palmer \Palm"er\, n.
   1. (Zo["o]l.) A palmerworm.

   2. (Angling) Short for {Palmer fly}, an artificial fly made
      to imitate a hairy caterpillar; a hackle.

Palmer \Palm"er\, n.
   1. (Zo["o]l.) A palmerworm. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. (Angling) Short for {Palmer fly}, an artificial fly made
      to imitate a hairy caterpillar; a hackle. [Webster 1913
      Suppl.]