AKIMBO


Meaning of AKIMBO in English

/euh kim"boh/ , adj. , adv.

with hand on hip and elbow bent outward: to stand with arms akimbo.

[ 1375-1425; late ME in kenebowe i keng boginn bent into a crook ( i in, keng acc. of kengr hook, boginn ptp. of bjuga to bend) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .