limb
/lɪm/
noun
Meaning
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
A branch of a tree.
The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
The part of a corolla beyond the throat.
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verb
Meaning
To remove the limbs from (an animal or tree).
"They limbed the felled trees before cutting them into logs."
To supply with limbs.
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