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.
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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
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
