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akembo

akembo is the archaic form of akimbo.

Meaning of akimbo

Adjective

akimbo (not comparable)

  1. With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
    • "Now, then, mister," said he, with his head cocked and his arms akimbo, "what are you driving at? Let's have it straight, now."1892 [January], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. VII.—The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume III...
  2. With legs spread and the knees bent in an outward or awkward way, sometimes with the feet touching.

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Questions about akembo

What is akembo the archaic form of?
Akembo is the archaic form of akimbo.

Words near akembo in the dictionary

  1. Akeldamas
  2. Akeley
  3. Akeleys
  4. Akels
  5. Akeman
  6. akembo
  7. aken
  8. Akenatzy
  9. akene
  10. akenes
  11. Akenhead

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