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limbecs

limbecs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of limbec.

Meaning of limbec

Verb

limbec (third-person singular simple present limbecs, present participle limbecking, simple past and past participle limbecked)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To distill.
    • I, by Love's limbec, am the grave / Of all that's nothing.c. 1627, John Donne, A Nocturnal upon St. Lucie's Day, being the shortest day

Questions about limbecs

What is limbecs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Limbecs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of limbec.

Words near limbecs in the dictionary

  1. limbec
  2. limbeck
  3. limbecked
  4. limbecking
  5. limbecks
  6. limbecs
  7. limbed
  8. limber
  9. limber as a dishrag
  10. limber honeysuckle
  11. limber tail

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