limb

limb
limb
limb1 [lim]
n.
[with unhistoric -b < ME lim < OE, akin to ON limr, limb < IE base * (e)lei-, to bend > EL(BOW)]
1. a part that extends from the trunk of a body, as an arm, leg, or wing
2. a large branch of a tree
3. any projecting part forming an outgrowth or extension from a larger body
4. a person or thing regarded as a branch, part, agent, or representative [a policeman is a limb of the law]
5. [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] a naughty child
vt.
Rare to dismember; disjoint
to dismember; disjoint
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☆ out on a limb
Informal in a precarious or vulnerable position or situation
limbless
adj.
limb2 [lim]
n.
[Fr limbe, orig., limbo < ML(Ec) limbus < L: see LIMBO1]
1. a border, margin, or edge
2. Astron. the apparent outer edge of a celestial object
3. Bot. the spreading outer portion of the corolla of certain flowers

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