~ 1
■ noun
1》 (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of infants who have not been baptized, and of the just who died before Christ.
2》 an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution: he was left in ~.
Origin
ME: from the med. L. phr. in ~ , from limbus 'hem, border, ~'.
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~ 2
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a West Indian dance in which the dancer bends backwards to pass under a horizontal bar which is progressively lowered toward the ground.
■ verb dance the ~.
Origin
1950s: from limber 1 .