Definitions for unlimberʌnˈlɪm bər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•lim•berʌnˈlɪm bər(adj.)
not limber; inflexible; stiff.
(v.t.)limber1.
un•lim•berʌnˈlɪm bər(v.t.)
to detach (a gun) from its limber or prime mover.
Category: Military
to make ready for use or action.
(v.i.)to prepare for action.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of unlimber:
1795–1805; un-2+limber2
Wiktionary
unlimber(Verb)
To deploy an artillery piece for firing (ie, to detach it from its limber).
unlimber(Verb)
To clumsily put into employ a large weapon or object.
Webster Dictionary
Unlimber(verb)
to detach the limber from; as, to unlimber a gun
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