delimb

verb

Etymology

From de- + limb.

  1. inherited from *limuz
  2. inherited from *limu
  3. inherited from lim
  4. inherited from lyme
  5. prefixed as delimb — “de + limb

Definitions

  1. To cut the limbs from.

    • Statues are decapitated and delimbed, hacksawed into pieces that can be carried off and sold for their weight, not their grace.

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