Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - limber
Limber
limber
1. adj. & v. --adj. 1 lithe, agile, nimble. 2 flexible. --v. (usu. foll. by up) 1 tr. make (oneself or a part of the body etc.) supple. 2 intr. warm up in preparation for athletic etc. activity. Derivatives limberness n. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. uncert. 2. n. & v. --n. the detachable front part of a gun-carriage, consisting of two wheels, axle, pole, and ammunition-box. --v. 1 tr. attach a limber to (a gun etc.). 2 intr. fasten together the two parts of a gun-carriage. Etymology: ME limo(u)r, app. rel. to med.L limonarius f. limo -onis shaft
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English lymour Date: 15th century a two-wheeled vehicle to which a gun or caisson may be attached, II. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1565 capable of being shaped ; flexible, having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) ; agile, nimble, ~ly adverb ~ness noun III. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1748 transitive verb to cause to become ~ , intransitive verb to become ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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