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Akimbo
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example Sentences
- Sensing our presence, he whipped around to face us, stood up tall on all his legs and thrust his claws out akimbo.
- Roots have been upturned, crowns snapped off, trunks set akimbo.
- Placed on top was a primitive wooden statue of the general himself, left arm akimbo and eyes fixed on uptown.
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Word Origin & History
akimbo
c.1400, in kenebowe, perhaps from phrase in keen bow "at a sharp angle," or from a Scandinavian word akin to Icelandic kengboginn "bow-bent." Many languages use a teapot metaphor for this, such as Fr. faire le pot a deux anses "to play the pot with two handles."
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