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lim·ber [ límbər ]


noun  (plural lim·bers)
Definition:
 
vehicle for transporting large gun: a two-wheeled vehicle that forms the detachable front part of a gun carriage. It was also used for transporting ammunition and other supplies on the battlefield.



transitive verb  (past and past participle lim·bered, present participle lim·ber·ing, 3rd person present singular lim·bers)
Definition:
 
attach to limber: to attach a gun or other piece of field equipment to a limber

[Early 17th century. Origin ?]
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