Lexic.us

Definition of Limber up

1. Verb. Attach the limber. "Limber a cannon"

2. Verb. Make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity.

Definition of Limber up

1. Verb. to stretch; stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, as before exercise ¹

2. Verb. to attach a limber ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Limber Up

limb of helix limba limbal limbal ring limbas limbat limbate limbec limbeck limbecks

limbecs limbed limber limber as a dishrag limber pine limber up (current term) limbered limberer limberest limbering

limberjack limberjacks limberly limberneck limberness limbernesses limbers limbi limbi palpebrales limbic

Literary usage of Limber up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Letters from Head-quarters: Or, The Realities of the War in the Crimea by Somerset John Gough Calthorpe (1856)
""—Reserve of French troops — Sir De Lacy Evans — Enemy begin to retire —• Their artillery limber-up — Lord Raglan's desire to pursue the Russians — " Les ..."

2. Cassell's History of the Boer War, 1899-1902 by Richard Danes (1903)
"Ah ! Here comes a fresh limber and a new team. It is a ticklish job to fix the gun to it—ticklish enough to drive into the fire and limber up. ..."

3. Letters from Head-quarters: Or, The Realities of the War in the Crimea, by by Somerset John Gough Calthorpe (1858)
"Reserve of French troops — Sir De Lacy Evans—Enemy begin to retire-—Their artillery limber-up — Lord Raglan's desire to pursue the Russians—" Les Black ..."

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