Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Gutters or channels on each side of a ship's keelson that drain bilge water into the pump well.
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- noun Plural form of
limber . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
limber .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The limbers were the last things to turn up, being in the rear of the battalion, but when they did the cooks soon pulled the necessary things out and proceeded to knock up a meal.
Bullets & Billets Bruce Bairnsfather
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Perhaps Acrobatic Dancing is the most difficult of all the types to master -- that is, it most certainly requires a degree of strength that the other dances do not demand; sufficient strength in the arms to support the weight of the body in the hand-stand and the cartwheel, flexibility of the muscles in order to do the "limbers" and back-bends.
The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Ned Wayburn
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Outside, in the broiling humidity, with his venerable coach Brooks Johnson and the 110m hurdler David Oliver, who won bronze at both the last Olympics and world championships, Gatlin limbers up gingerly.
Justin Gatlin: I got to the point where I said, 'I don't care anymore' 2011
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Sometimes heartbreaking, often very funny, Summertime shows us a great writer as he limbers up for his task.
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Sometimes heartbreaking, often very funny, Summertime shows us a great writer as he limbers up for his task.
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Sometimes heartbreaking, often very funny, Summertime shows us a great writer as he limbers up for his task.
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• Strengthens and limbers shoulders, ankles, and chest
American Yoga Association Beginner’s Manual Fully Revised and Updated Alice Christensen 2010
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• Strengthens and limbers hip joints and groin muscles
American Yoga Association Beginner’s Manual Fully Revised and Updated Alice Christensen 2010
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• Strengthens back muscles and limbers spinal column
American Yoga Association Beginner’s Manual Fully Revised and Updated Alice Christensen 2010
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It limbers all the upper back muscles and joints, as well as stretching the rib cage and lungs, allowing more freshly oxygenated blood into the nerves and tissues of the heart and lungs.
American Yoga Association Beginner’s Manual Fully Revised and Updated Alice Christensen 2010
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