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UNLIMBER
Etymology
Verb
unlimber (third-person singular simple present unlimbers, present participle unlimbering, simple past and past participle unlimbered)
(obsolete) To deploy an artillery piece for firing (ie, to detach it from its limber).
(by extension) To clumsily put into employ a large weapon or object.
To unsling something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap; to bring something carried into the hands for use.
To stretch muscles, limbs, etc, that have been cramped or unused for some time.
Antonyms
• limber
Adjective
unlimber (comparative more unlimber, superlative most unlimber)
Not limber; lacking flexibility.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*lim"ber, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + limber.] (Mil.)
Definition: To detach the limber from; as, to unlimber a gun.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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