Definition of limber

• n. - The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.
• n. - The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit.
• n. - Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.
• v. t. - To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.
• a. - Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.
• v. t. - To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.