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limber

The correct spelling is limber.

How to pronounce limber

verb

IPA: /ˈlɪmbə(ɹ)/

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The correct spelling is limber. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant. For example: "He's so limber that he can kiss his knee without bending it."

Usage Examples

He's so limber that he can kiss his knee without bending it.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
  2. 2.To prepare an artillery piece for transportation (i.e., to attach it to its limber.)

adjective

  1. 1.Flexible, pliant, bendable.

noun

  1. 1.A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.
  2. 2.(in the plural) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
  3. 3.(in the plural) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well.

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