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Limber   /lˈɪmbər/   Listen
Limber

noun
1.
A two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson.
verb
(past & past part. limbered; pres. part. limbering)
1.
Attach the limber.  Synonym: limber up.
2.
Cause to become limber.
adjective
1.
(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable.  Synonym: supple.  "A limber imagination"
2.
(used of artifacts) easily bent.
3.
(used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely.  Synonym: supple.



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"Limber" Quotes from Famous Books



... the tavern and tell the boys 'bout the robbery up to Boylston. There ain't anybody but Jot in this village that has wit enough to find out what 's going on, and tell it in an int'resting way round the tavern fire. And he can do it without being full of cider, too; he don't need any apple juice to limber his tongue! ...
— The Village Watch-Tower • (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin

... the gunners got down and stood there, quite at a loss. They ought to load; yet the word of command, "Prepare for action!" had not been given. And how could they load when the seats and the limber-boxes were still locked, and when the gun ...
— 'Jena' or 'Sedan'? • Franz Beyerlein

... worked his way beneath it until his right shoulder was under the other's stomach. Slipping his right arm between the legs of his burden, Dick gripped the wrist of the sound arm, and slowly raised himself. This was the hardest part of the task, but the Wolf's strong, limber knees made sure work of it, and in a moment he stood nearly upright with the injured scout across his shoulders. Then Dick stepped out at a gentle, even pace, following the path Chippy had taken. He was in sight of the farmhouse when the Raven and his followers came ...
— The Wolf Patrol - A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts • John Finnemore

... "Oh, you'll limber up soon," said Hank, cheerfully. "Now, if you boys will get the water, and break out the grub, I'll get supper. It'll soon ...
— The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast • Victor Appleton

... thing sometimes will look the most attractive. By driving two limber poles into the ground by the side of each of two gate posts, and bringing the two ends of the poles together, and fasten them securely, a respectable arch can be made. At the foot of each pole plant a Clematis Jackmanii, and train them to run up their poles; they will ...
— Your Plants - Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender - and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden • James Sheehan


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