Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Limb by limb; limb from limb piecemeal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete Piecemeal.
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- adverb Shakespeare Into
pieces ;limb from limb.
Etymologies
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limb + meal
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Examples
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Oft was the dragon above, and eftsoons beneath; nevertheless at the end high he gan rise, and he flew down right with fierce assault, and the bear he smote, so that he fell to the earth; and he there the bear slew, and limbmeal him tore.
Roman de Brut. English Layamon
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