'Limb' definitions:

Definition of 'limb'

(from WordNet)
noun
One of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
noun
Any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree [syn: limb, tree branch]
noun
(astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
noun
Either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow"
noun
The graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"
noun
Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" [syn: arm, branch, limb]

Definition of 'Limb'

From: GCIDE
  • Limb \Limb\ (l[i^]m), n. [OE. lim, AS. lim; akin to Icel. limr limb, lim branch of a tree, Sw. & Dan. lem limb; cf. also AS. li[eth], OHG. lid, gilid, G. glied, Goth. li[thorn]us. Cf. Lith, Limber.]
  • 1. A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An arm or a leg of a human being; a leg, arm, or wing of an animal. [1913 Webster]
  • A second Hector for his grim aspect, And large proportion of his strong-knit limbs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • That little limb of the devil has cheated the gallows. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock. [1913 Webster]
  • Limb of the law, a lawyer or an officer of the law. [Colloq.] --Landor. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Limb'

From: GCIDE
  • Limb \Limb\, v. t.
  • 1. To supply with limbs. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To dismember; to tear off the limbs of. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Limb'

From: GCIDE
  • Limb \Limb\, n. [L. limbus border. Cf. Limbo, Limbus.] A border or edge, in certain special uses. (a) (Bot.) The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal, or sepal; blade. (b) (Astron.) The border or edge of the disk of a heavenly body, especially of the sun and moon. (c) The graduated margin of an arc or circle, in an instrument for measuring angles. [1913 Webster]