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Limber \Lim"ber\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limbered}
(l[i^]m"b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limbering}.] (Mil.)
To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.
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{To limber up}, to change a gun carriage into a four-wheeled
vehicle by attaching the limber.
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Limber \Lim"ber\, a. [Akin to limp, a. [root]125. See {Limp},
a.]
Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding. --Milton.
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The bargeman that doth row with long and limber oar.
--Turbervile.
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Limber \Lim"ber\ (l[i^]m"b[~e]r), n. [For limmer, Icel. limar
branches, boughs, pl. of lim; akin to E. limb. See {Limb} a
branch.]
1. pl. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. [Prov.
Eng.]
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2. (Mil.) 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.
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3. pl. (Naut.) Gutters or conduits on each side of the
keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.
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{Limber boards} (Naut.), short pieces of plank forming part
of the lining of a ship's floor immediately above the
timbers, so as to prevent the limbers from becoming
clogged.

{Limber box} or {Limber chest} (Mil.), a box on the limber
for carrying ammunition.

{Limber rope}, {Limber chain} or {Limber clearer} (Naut.), a
rope or chain passing through the limbers of a ship, by
which they may be cleared of dirt that chokes them.
--Totten.

{Limber strake} (Shipbuilding), the first course of inside
planking next the keelson.
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Limber \Lim"ber\, v. t.
To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
--Richardson.
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