limb

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɪm/
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• limn

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English lim

[edit] Noun

limb (plural limbs)

1. A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing)
2. A branch of a tree.
3. (archery) The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.

[edit] Derived terms

• go out on a limb

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[edit] Verb

to limb (third-person singular simple present limbs, present participle limbing, simple past and past participle limbed)

1. To remove the limbs from an animal or tree.

   They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs.

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• delimb

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin limbus, "border".

[edit] Noun

limb (plural limbs)

1. (astronomy) The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.

   solar limb

2. (on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.

[edit] Translations

• French: limbe fr(fr) m. (for both)