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unlimber

verb

Meaning

  1. To deploy an artillery piece for firing (ie, to detach it from its limber).
  2. (by extension) To clumsily put into employ a large weapon or object.
  3. To unsling something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap; to bring something carried into the hands for use.
  4. To stretch muscles, limbs, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time.
  5. Not limber; lacking flexibility.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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