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Definition limber

Etymology 1

Unknown; possibly related to limb or limp.

Adjective

limber (comparative limberer, superlative limberest)

1. Flexible, pliant, bendable.

Verb

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

1. To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.

Etymology 2

For the obsolete limmer, from Old Norse limar (“branches”), plural of lim.

Noun

limber (plural limbers)

1. (military) A two-wheeled vehicle to which a wheeled artillery piece or caisson may be attached for transport.
2. (Should we delete this sense?) (obsolete) A two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used to pull an artillery piece into battle.
3. (Should we delete this sense?) (military) The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit.
4. (in the plural) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
5. (nautical, in the plural) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to allow water to pass to the pump well.