belimb

English

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Etymology

From Middle English belimien (to dismember), equivalent to be- (off, away) +‎ limb.

Verb

belimb (third-person singular simple present belimbs, present participle belimbing, simple past and past participle belimbed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To cut off a limb or limbs; dismember; mutilate; disfigure.

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