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limby en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈlɪ.mi/

Etymology

From limb + -y.

Meanings

  1. Having many limbs, or branches.
    • a limby tree

Forms

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limbier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
limbiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

limbiness

limby en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈlɪ.mi/

Etymology

From limb + -y.

Meanings

  1. (slang) An amputee, especially one who has lost a leg.
    • All the golfers shown played in the N.Z. Annual "wingies" and "limbies" tournament, total number of competitors, 40. 1968, George Bremner Abel, Walking Skills for Amputees, page 57:
    • In May 1918, work by New Zealand 'limbies' shown in London at the Allied Conference on After Care of Disabled Soldiers was 'reported to be the best and most practical display in the whole exhibition. 2013, Sandy Callister, The Face of War: New Zealand's Great War Photography, →ISBN:
    • Although there were three storeys, the 'limbies' like Hutton occupied the ground floor, 'so that there is no trouble climbing stairs'. 2018, Anna Rogers, With Them Through Hell, →ISBN, page 202:

Forms

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limbies Number=Plur lexicographic