LIMBER


Meaning of LIMBER in English

adj easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.

2. limber ·noun the shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.

3. limber ·vt to attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.

4. limber ·vt to cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.

5. limber ·noun gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.

6. limber ·noun the detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. on top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit.

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