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▪ I. ˈkimbo
in phr. on kimbo: see a-kimbo.
▪ II. † ˈkimbo, a. Obs. rare—1.
[f. a-kimbo.]
Resembling an arm a-kimbo.
1697Dryden Virg. Past. iii. 67 Two [Bowls]... The Kimbo Handles seem with Bears-foot carv'd.
▪ III. † ˈkimbo, v. Obs. rare.
Also 8 kembo.
[f. a-kimbo.]
trans. To set a-kimbo. Hence † ˈkimboed ppl. a.
1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) IV. xxxvi. 240 For a wife to come up with kemboed arm. 1754― Grandison IV. xxxvii, He kemboed his arms and strutted up to me. 1808Sedley Asmodeus I. 41 Who thrusts herself into every company with kimboed arms. |