What does unlimb mean?
Unlimb means (transitive) To remove a limb or limbs from..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To remove a limb or limbs from..
[…] at intervals during the passage, he was a raving lunatic; and, though unlimbed of a leg, yet such vital strength yet lurked in his Egyptian chest, and was moreover intensified by his delirium […]
The slaves were subject to punishment of maiming and unlimbing for insignificant faults.
Use unlimb when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unlimb means (transitive) To remove a limb or limbs from..
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[…] at intervals during the passage, he was a raving lunatic; and, though unlimbed of a leg, yet such vital strength yet lurked in his Egyptian chest, and was moreover intensified by his delirium […]
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