The Collaborative International Dictionary
Limbec
Limbec \Lim"bec\ (l[i^]m"b[e^]k), n. [Abbrev. of alembic.]
An alembic; a still. [Obs.]
--Spenser. Shak.
Limbec
Limbec \Lim"bec\, v. t.
To distill. [Obs.]
--Dryden.
Wiktionary
limbec
n. An alembic; a still. vb. (context obsolete transitive English) To distill.