unlimber

英 [ʌn'lɪmbə] 美
  • vt. 准备行动
  • vi. 做准备工作
  • adj. 不易弯曲的

英文词源


unlimber (v.)
1760, "to free (a gun) from its limber," usually for the purpose of bringing it into action, from un- (2) "opposite of" + limber "attach a gun to its limber" (see limber (n.)). Figurative sense is attested from 1864. Related: Unlimbered; unlimbering.

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