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limbie

limbie is the alternative form of limby.

Meaning of limby

Noun

limby (plural limbies)

  1. (slang) An amputee, especially one who has lost a leg.
    • All the golfers shown played in the N.Z. Annual "wingies" and "limbies" tournament, total number of competitors, 40.1968, George Bremner Abel, Walking Skills for Amputees, page 57

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Forms of limbie

plurallimbies

Questions about limbie

What is limbie the alternative form of?
Limbie is the alternative form of limby.

Words near limbie in the dictionary

  1. limbic systems
  2. limbic-thalamo-cortical
  3. limbically
  4. limbidia
  5. limbidium
  6. limbie
  7. limbier
  8. limbies
  9. limbiest
  10. limbiness
  11. limbing

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