Limber Definition
lĭmbər
limbered, limbering, limbers
adjective
Easily bent; flexible; pliant.
Webster's New World
Able to bend the body easily; supple; lithe.
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verb
limbered, limbering, limbers
To make limber.
To limber the fingers.
Webster's New World
To make oneself limber, as by exercises.
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To attach the limber to (a gun carriage), as in preparing to move off.
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noun
limbers
The two-wheeled, detachable front part of a gun carriage, usually supporting an ammunition chest.
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(nautical, in the plural) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well.
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Origin of Limber
Alteration of Middle English limour shaft of a cart perhaps from limon from Old French
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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For the obsolete limmer, from Old Norse limar (“branches"), plural of lim.
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Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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