{To limber up}, to change a gun carriage into a four-wheeled vehicle by attaching the limber. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
limbered — lim·ber || lɪmbÉ™(r) n. two wheeled vehicle used to tow a field gun or caisson v. make flexible; attach a field gun or caisson to a limber adj. flexible, pliant; agile, supple … English contemporary dictionary
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limber up — verb 1. attach the limber limber a cannon • Syn: ↑limber • Hypernyms: ↑attach • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. make one s body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous p … Useful english dictionary
limber — UK [ˈlɪmbə(r)] / US [ˈlɪmbər] verb Word forms limber : present tense I/you/we/they limber he/she/it limbers present participle limbering past tense limbered past participle limbered Phrasal verbs: limber up … English dictionary
limber up — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms limber up : present tense I/you/we/they limber up he/she/it limbers up present participle limbering up past tense limbered up past participle limbered up to do gentle exercises that make your… … English dictionary
Limber — Lim ber v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limbered} (l[i^]m b[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limbering}.] (Mil.) To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun. [1913 Webster] {To limber up}, to change a gun carriage into a four wheeled vehicle by attaching the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Limbering — Limber Lim ber v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limbered} (l[i^]m b[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limbering}.] (Mil.) To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun. [1913 Webster] {To limber up}, to change a gun carriage into a four wheeled vehicle by attaching… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To limber up — Limber Lim ber v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limbered} (l[i^]m b[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limbering}.] (Mil.) To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun. [1913 Webster] {To limber up}, to change a gun carriage into a four wheeled vehicle by attaching… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limber — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lymour Date: 15th century a two wheeled vehicle to which a gun or caisson may be attached II. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1565 1. capable of being shaped ; flexible 2. having a … New Collegiate Dictionary
Self-propelled artillery — British AS 90s firing in Basra, Iraq, 2006 … Wikipedia
