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Synonyms for limber

Grammar : Adj
Spell : lim-ber
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪm bər

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Définition of limber

Origin :
  • "pliant, flexible," 1560s, of uncertain origin, possibly from limb (n.1) on notion of supple boughs of a tree [Barnhart], or from limp "flaccid" [Skeat], or somehow from Middle English lymer "shaft of a cart" (see limber (n.)), but the late appearance of the -b- in that word argues against it. Related: Limberness. Dryden used limber-ham (see ham (n.1) in the "joint" sense) as a name for a character "perswaded by what is last said to him, and changing next word."
  • adj flexible
Example sentences :
  • Any woman may fall a victim to a limber, manly, and courteous bow.
  • Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane
  • He got under way like a man on stilts, and he was about as limber as a pair of fire-tongs.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • You can have plenty of time to limber your wing; the scrub won't object to that.
  • Extract from : « Rival Pitchers of Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
  • The guns stopped, the men got down from limber and caisson, the horses were unhitched.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Stafford seated himself on the limber, and watched the double storm.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Either we will gloriously take them, or they will limber up and scamper after Jackson.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Seeing the day was lost, we were ordered to limber up and leave.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson » by Edward A. Moore
  • I could feel the soft hairy body of the animal, but it was limber and motionless.
  • Extract from : « The Desert Home » by Mayne Reid
  • Remember, he is as limber as you are and can be accommodated to any position.
  • Extract from : « The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton » by Wardon Allan Curtis
  • "Number Three'll be off the limber, next jolt," was the answer.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling

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