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Limber rope

Limber \Lim"ber\ (l[i^]m"b[~e]r), n. [For limmer, Icel. limar branches, boughs, pl. of lim; akin to E. limb. See Limb a branch.]

  1. pl. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. [Prov. Eng.]

  2. (Mil.) 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.

  3. pl. (Naut.) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.

    Limber boards (Naut.), short pieces of plank forming part of the lining of a ship's floor immediately above the timbers, so as to prevent the limbers from becoming clogged.

    Limber box or Limber chest (Mil.), a box on the limber for carrying ammunition.

    Limber rope, Limber chain or Limber clearer (Naut.), a rope or chain passing through the limbers of a ship, by which they may be cleared of dirt that chokes them.
    --Totten.

    Limber strake (Shipbuilding), the first course of inside planking next the keelson.

Usage examples of "limber rope".

Even the great alarm-bell on the roof must have felt the force of the wind, for the rope rose and fell slightly, as though the bell were moved a little from time to time, and the limber rope fell on the oak floor with a hard and hollow sound.

A man wearing a blue windbreaker and a billed cap with the legend LIMBER ROPE on the crown sat against the wall.