unlimber
pronunciation
How to pronounce unlimber in British English:
UK [ˌʌn'lɪmbə]
How to pronounce unlimber in American English:
US [ˌʌn'lɪmbə]
Word Origin
- unlimber (v.)
- 1760, "to free (a gun) from its limber," usually for the purpose of bringing it into action, from un- (2) "opposite of" + limber "attach a gun to its limber" (see limber (n.)). Figurative sense is attested from 1864. Related: Unlimbered; unlimbering.