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Pronunciation[]
Etymology 1[]
Old English lim
Noun[]
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Limb ({{{1}}})
- A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing)
- A branch of a tree.
- Template:Archery The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
Derived terms[]
- go out on a limb
Translations[]
major appendage of human or animal
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Verb[]
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to Limb (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- To remove the limbs from an animal or tree.
- They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs.
Synonyms[]
- delimb
Translations[]
remove limbs
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Etymology 2[]
From Latin limbus, "border".
Noun[]
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Limb ({{{1}}})
- (astronomy) The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
- solar limb
- (on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
Translations[]
- French: limbe fr(fr) m. (for both)
ang:limb cs:limb fa:limb fr:limb gl:limb ko:limb io:limb it:limb hu:limb ml:limb ja:limb pl:limb pt:limb ro:limb ru:limb fi:limb sv:limb ta:limb te:limb vi:limb zh:limb