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Definition of Limbmeal
1. adv. Piecemeal.
Definition of Limbmeal
1. Adverb. (context: Shakespeare) Into pieces; limb from limb. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Limbmeal
1. limb by limb [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Limbmeal
Literary usage of Limbmeal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Language: Its Grammar, History & Literature, with Chapters on by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn (1887)
"limbmeal. (i) Shakespeare, in " Cymbeline," has the line- " O that I had her
here, to tear her limbmeal. ..."
2. English Grammar, with Chapters on Composition, Versification, Paraphrasing by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn (1887)
"limbmeal. (i) Shakespeare, in " Cymbeline," has the line- " O that I had her
here, to tear her limbmeal. ..."
3. New Grammar of the English Tongue by John Miller Dow Meiklejohn (1887)
"limbmeal. (i) Shakespeare, in " Cymbeline," has the line— " O that I had her
here, to tear her limbmeal. ..."
4. ... Characters and Passages from Note-books by Samuel Butler (1908)
"... and then he has no Respect of Persons, strikes up the Heels of Stools and
Chairs, tears Cards limbmeal without Regard of Age, Sex, or Quality, ..."
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