Definition of limb

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Limb (n.) The border or edge of the disk of a heavenly body, especially of the sun and moon..

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Brachium :: Brachium (n.) The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the shoulder and the elbow.
Trunk :: Trunk (n.) The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk..
Overclimb :: Overclimb (v. t.) To climb over.
Application :: Application (n.) The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb..
Femur :: Femur (n.) The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the thigh bone; the thigh. See Coxa.
Hop :: Hop (n.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops)..
Smilax :: Smilax (n.) A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla..
Plethysmography :: Plethysmography (n.) The study, by means of the plethysmograph, of the variations in size of a limb, and hence of its blood supply..
Scramble :: Scramble (n.) The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering..
Melluco :: Melluco (n.) A climbing plant (Ullucus officinalis) of the Andes, having tuberous roots which are used as a substitute for potatoes..
Flagginess :: Flagginess (n.) The condition of being flaggy; laxity; limberness.
Obtruncate :: Obtruncate (v. t.) To deprive of a limb; to lop.
Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A four-wheeled carriage for conveying ammunition, consisting of two parts, a body and a limber. In light field batteries there is one caisson to each piece, having two ammunition boxes on the body, and one on the limber..
Bilimbing :: Bilimbing (n.) The berries of two East Indian species of Averrhoa, of the Oxalideae or Sorrel family. They are very acid, and highly esteemed when preserved or pickled. The juice is used as a remedy for skin diseases..
Litheness :: Litheness (n.) The quality or state of being lithe; flexibility; limberness.
Roost :: Roost (v. i.) To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch..
Vine :: Vine (n.) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.
Ichthyopterygium :: Ichthyopterygium (n.) The typical limb, or lateral fin, of fishes..
Torso :: Torso (n.) The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules..
Creeper :: Creeper (n.) A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers..
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