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limbers

limbers is the plural of limber.

limbers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of limber.

Meaning of limber

Noun

limber (plural limbers)

  1. A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece may be attached for transport. (Some versions have built-in storage bins for ammunition. Either the limber itself or the ammunition box may also be called a caisson.)
    • An' when the smoke 'ad cleared away, before the limber wheels, / There lay the Driver's Brother with 'is 'ead between 'is 'eels.1892, Rudyard Kipling, “Snarleyow”, in Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses, 3rd edition, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 37
  2. (in plural) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
  3. (in plural) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well.

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Phrases with limbers

Questions about limbers

What is limbers the plural of?
Limbers is the plural of limber.

Words near limbers in the dictionary

  1. limberjack
  2. limberjacks
  3. limberly
  4. limberneck
  5. limberness
  6. limbers
  7. limbers up
  8. limbersome
  9. limbi
  10. limbic
  11. limbic lobe

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