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limber I. lim·ber \ˈlimbə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English lymour 1. now dialect England : the shaft of a cart, wagon, or carriage — usually used in plural 2. a. : a horse-drawn 2-wheeled vehicle to which a gun or caisson may be attached by means of a lunette that is slipped over a pintle and that includes a pole to which the horses are joined and an ammunition chest that serves as a seat for cannoneers b. : a similar vehicle designed to be drawn by a tractor II. limber verb (-ed/-ing/-s) transitive verb : to attach a gun or caisson to the limber preparatory to moving to a new position intransitive verb : to put together the limber and the gun or caisson — usually used with up III. limber adjective (often -er/-est) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. : capable of being shaped : flexible, pliable < diamond necklaces … as limber as a ribbon collar — New Yorker > < loosen their already limber credit terms — Newsweek > b. : lacking in firmness : pliant, untrustworthy < put me off with limber vows — Shakespeare > 2. a. : having a resilient and supple quality of body or movement : agile, nimble < with his limber springiness and his arms dangling from half-length sleeves — W.B.Furlong > b. : having a lively and supple quality of mind or style < your sharpened eye and limberer imagination — Edwin Denby > < delightfully limber renditions — Whitney Balliett > 3. now dialect : flabby, limp, weak Synonyms: see supple IV. limber verb (limbered ; limbered ; limbering \-b(ə)riŋ\ ; limbers) transitive verb : to cause to become limber : make flexible or pliant : loosen — often used with up < limbered his mental and moral muscles — Janet Whitney > < for the musician to limber up his smallest joint — J.M.Barzun > intransitive verb : to become limber especially by engaging in light exercise — usually used with up V. limb·er \ˈlimə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: limb (II) + -er : a logger who trims limbs from felled trees — called also brusher, brutter |