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limbering

[lim-ber]

lim·ber

1[lim-ber]
adjective
1.
characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
2.
bending readily; flexible; pliant.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make oneself limber (usually followed by up): to limber up before the game.

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Limbering is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
verb (used with object)
4.
to make (something) limber (usually followed by up): She tried to limber up her wits before the exam.

Origin:
1555–65; perhaps akin to limb1

lim·ber·ly, adverb
lim·ber·ness, noun


2. pliable. See flexible.


1, 2. stiff. 2. rigid, unbending.

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lim·ber

2[lim-ber] Military
noun
1.
a two-wheeled vehicle, originally pulled by four or six horses, behind which is towed a field gun or caisson.
verb (used with object)
2.
to attach the limber to (a gun) in preparation for moving away (sometimes followed by up).
verb (used without object)
3.
to attach a limber to a gun (usually followed by up).

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English lymo(u)r pole of a vehicle. See limb1, -er1
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