unlimber 1
/un lim"beuhr/ , adj.
1. not limber; inflexible; stiff.
v.i. , v.t.
2. limber 1 .
[ (def. 1) UN- 1 + LIMBER 1 ; (def. 2) UN- 2 + LIMBER 1 ]
unlimber 2
/un lim"beuhr/ , v.t.
1. to detach (a gun) from its limber or prime mover.
2. to make ready for use or action.
v.i.
3. to prepare for action.
n.
4. the act of changing a gun from traveling to firing position.
[ 1795-1805; UN- 2 + LIMBER 2 ]