Limber

['lɪmbə] or ['lɪmbɚ]

Definition

(noun.) a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson.

(verb.) cause to become limber; 'The violist limbered her wrists before the concert'.

(verb.) attach the limber; 'limber a cannon'.

(adj.) (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely .

(adj.) (used of artifacts) easily bent .

(adj.) (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; 'a supple mind'; 'a limber imagination' .

Checker: Muriel--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.

(n.) The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit.

(n.) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.

(v. t.) To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.

(a.) Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.

(v. t.) To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.

Inputed by Abner

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Supple, pliable, pliant, flexible, lithe.

Inputed by Jon

Definition

adj. pliant flexible.—n. Lim′berness flexibleness pliancy.

n. the part of a gun-carriage consisting of two wheels and a shaft to which the horses are attached.—v.t. to attach to the limber as a gun.

Inputed by Dennis