delimb en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + limb.
Meanings
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(transitive) To cut the limbs from.
Statues are decapitated and delimbed, hacksawed into pieces that can be carried off and sold for their weight, not their grace.
2008 June 18, Jim Dwyer, “Bronze Eagles Owe Survival to Drug Dealer”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| delimbing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| delimbs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| delimbed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| delimbed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fi katkaista raajat (to cut the limbs from) · fi karsia (to cut the limbs from) · fi oksia (to cut the limbs from)