limb

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Old English lim

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Singular
limb

Plural
limbs

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.
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Infinitive
to limb

Third person singular
limbs

Simple past
limbed

Past participle
limbed

Present participle
limbing

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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From Latin limbus, "border".

[edit] Noun

Singular
limb

Plural
limbs

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.
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