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   Limber (lĭmˈbẽr), n. [For limmer, Icel. limar branches, boughs, pl. of lim; akin to E. limb. See Limb a branch.]
   1. pl. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. [Prov. Eng.]
   
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   2. (Mil.) 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.
   
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   3. pl. (Naut.) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.
   
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   Limber boards (Naut.), 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 or Limber chest (Mil.), a box on the limber for carrying ammunition. -- Limber rope, Limber chain or Limber clearer (Naut.), a rope or chain passing through the limbers of a ship, by which they may be cleared of dirt that chokes them. Totten. -- Limber strake (Shipbuilding), the first course of inside planking next the keelson.
   
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   Limber v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limbered (lĭmˈbẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n. Limbering.] (Mil.) To attach to the limber; as, “to limber a gun”.
   
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   To limber up, to change a gun carriage into a four-wheeled vehicle by attaching the limber.
   
   
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   Limber, a. [Akin to limp, a. √125.  See Limp, a.] Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.  Milton.
   
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   The bargeman that doth row with long and limber oar. Turbervile.
   
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   Limber, v. t. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.  Richardson.
   
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