limbered

Verb (1)

limber (third-person singular simple present limbers, present participle limbering, simple past and past participle limbered)

1. (transitive) To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
   • Her stiff hams, that have not been bent to a civility for ten years past, are now limbered into courtesies three deep at every word1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC

Verb (2)

limber (third-person singular simple present limbers, present participle limbering, simple past and past participle limbered)

1. (obsolete) To prepare an artillery piece for transportation (i.e., to attach it to its limber.)

See all 6 meanings of limber