1. n. (pl. -os)
1. (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ.
2 an intermediate state or condition of awaiting a decision etc.
3 prison, confinement.
4 a state of neglect or oblivion.
Etymology: ME f. med.L phr. in limbo, f. limbus: see LIMB(2) 2. n. (pl. -os) a W. Indian dance in which the dancer bends backwards to pass under a horizontal bar which is progressively lowered to a position just above the ground.
Etymology: a W. Indian word, perh. LIMBER(1)