Limber — Defs

01 n. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.

1.
The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.[Prov. Eng.]
2.
The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit.(Mil.)
3.
Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.(Naut.)

Phrases & compounds

Limber boards — short pieces of plank forming part of the lining of a ship's floor immediately above the timbers, so as to prevent the limbers from becoming clogged.

Limber box — a box on the limber for carrying ammunition.

Limber rope — a rope or chain passing through the limbers of a ship, by which they may be cleared of dirt that chokes them.

Limber strake — the first course of inside planking next the keelson.

02 v. t. To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.

imp. & p. p. Limbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Limbering

1.
To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.(Mil.)

Phrases & compounds

To limber up — to change a gun carriage into a four-wheeled vehicle by attaching the limber.

03 a. Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.

1.
Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.
“The bargeman that doth row with long and limber oar.” — Turbervile.

04 v. t. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.

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To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.