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Adjective
/ˈlimbər/,
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(of a person or body part) Lithe; supple,
  1. (of a person or body part) Lithe; supple

  2. (of a thing) Flexible
    • - limber graphite fishing rods
Verb
  1. Attach a limber to (a gun)

Noun
  1. The detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole, and a frame holding one or more ammunition boxes

  1. a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson
  2. attach the limber; "limber a cannon"
  3. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination"
  4. (used of artifacts) easily bent
  5. cause to become limber; "The violist limbered her wrists before the concert"
  6. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
  7. (limbers) a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well
  8. (Limbers) A limber is a two-wheeled cart designed to support the trail of an artillery piece, allowing it to be towed. A caisson is a two-wheeled cart designed to carry artillery ammunition. It is generally towed by a limber,
  9. the front part of the (formerly horse-drawn) carriage for a field gun, to which the TRAILs ("outrigger legs") of the gun are attached; being a type of carrier or trailer for hauling a cannon, including a "limber box" (CAISSON) of ready ammunition. ...
  10. The detachable fore part of a gun-carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole for the horses, and a frame which holds one or two ammunition chests. 1497. v. mil. to attach the limber to (a gun), to fasten together the two parts of a gun- carriage, in order to move away.
  11. A low two-wheeled carriage, on which the trial of a gun is fixed when travelling: it is released in a moment if wanted to fire, which is called unlimbering; the cattle being yoked to the limber, guns are of course always dragged breech first.
  12. A two-wheeled cart, bearing an ammunition chest, used for drawing a gun carriage, caisson, wagon, or forge
  13. a two-wheeled vehicle to which the gun trail is attached for transport.
  14. A large wooden chest containing ammunition for the gun. Usually mounted on a two-wheel carriage and pulled by six horses. The gun is connected to the limber for transport.
  15. A carriage (usually two-wheeled) with shafts to fasten the trail of travelling carriages for artillery by means of a pintle or iron pin.
  16. a drainage hole through a frame or floor timber at the bottom of the bildge
  17. A hole or channel that allows water to drain to the lowest point in the hull. Limbers can be through frames, usually at the keel or other longitudinal, can also be cut through longitudinals.