limbers
(noun) a channel or gutter on either side of a ship’s keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well
Source: WordNet® 3.1
limbers
plural of limber
limbers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of limber
Source: Wiktionary
Lim"ber, n. Etym: [For limmer, Icel. limar branches, boughs, pl. of lim; akin to E. limb. See Limb a branch.]
1. pl.
Definition: The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. [Prov. Eng.]
2. (Mil.)
Definition: 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.
3. pl. (Naut.)
Definition: Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well. 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 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.
Lim"ber v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Limbering.] (Mil.)
Definition: To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun. To limber up, to change a gun carriage into a four-wheeled vehicle by attaching the limber.
Lim"ber, a. Etym: [Akin to lim, a. Limp, a.]
Definition: Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding. Milton. The bargeman that doth row with long and limber oar. Turbervile.
Lim"ber, v. t.
Definition: To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant. Richardson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
