limber
/ˈlɪmbə(ɹ)/ · verb
Meaning
- To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
- Flexible, pliant, bendable.
- A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.
- (in the plural) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
- (in the plural) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well.
- To prepare an artillery piece for transportation (i.e., to attach it to its limber.)
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