limb
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English lim and Old English lim. The silent -b began to appear in the late 1500s.
[edit] Noun
limb (plural limbs)
- A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing)
- A branch of a tree.
- (archery) The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
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major appendage of human or animal
part of bow
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[edit] Verb
limb (third-person singular simple present limbs, present participle limbing, simple past and past participle limbed)
- To remove the limbs from an animal or tree.
- They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs.
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to remove limbs
[edit] Etymology 2
From Latin limbus, "border".
[edit] Noun
limb (plural limbs)
- (astronomy) The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
- solar limb
- (on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
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apparent visual edge
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