belimb

English

Alternative forms

• belim

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.

Anagrams

• bimble