English Explanatory Dictionary

limber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Flexible, pliant, bendable.
verb
  1. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
noun
  1. A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece may be attached for transport. (Some versions have built-in storage bins for ammunition. Either the limber itself or the ammunition box may also be called a caisson.)
  2. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
  3. Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well.
verb
  1. To prepare an artillery piece for transportation (i.e., to attach it to its limber.)

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪmbə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-limber.wav

Word forms

limber limberer limberest limbers limbering limbered

Etymology

Unknown; possibly related to limb or limp + -er, as seen in clever, slipper (“slippery”), waker (“alert”), etc.

Antonyms

unlimber

Related words

caisson

Derived words

limber as a dishrag limber honeysuckle limberly limberneck limberness limbersome limber tail limber tail syndrome limber up
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