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limber

lim·ber

UK/ˈlɪmbə(ɹ)/ US/ˈlɪmbɜr/ uncommon obsolete
noun (1) adjective (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

  • “a supple mind”
  • “a limber imagination”
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2.

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

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verb

1.

attach the limber

  • “limber a cannon”
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2.

cause to become limber

  • “The violist limbered her wrists before the concert”

Origin

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

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