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unlimber

1

[ uhn-lim-ber ]

adjective

  1. not limber; inflexible; stiff.


verb (used with or without object)

unlimber

2

[ uhn-lim-ber ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to detach (a gun) from its limber or prime mover.
  2. to make ready for use or action.

verb (used without object)

  1. to prepare for action.

noun

  1. the act of changing a gun from traveling to firing position.

unlimber

/ ʌˈɪə /

verb

  1. tr to disengage (a gun) from its limber
  2. to prepare (something) for use
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unlimber2

First recorded in 1795–1805; un- 2 + limber 2
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Example Sentences

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Ditto his failure to unlimber his wallet.

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In it, the English author lays out rules for a strategic version of toy soldiers—the number of moves required “to pass a fordable river,” “to embark into boats,” and “to unlimber guns.”

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And once you lower yourself into the all-leather cockpit — a bit of a feat if you’re tall and unlimber, like me — it’s like sitting in the pocket of a brand-new baseball glove.

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Unlimber, un-lim′bėr, v.t. to remove the limbers from, to take off the limbers of.—v.i. to detach the limbers from the guns.

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We are ready to unlimber our minds, and prepare for long journeys into strange regions, but we want to move cautiously, and choose our route carefully, and be sure we do not lose our way!

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