(1):

(n.) The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.

(2):

(n.) The detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit.

(3):

(n.) Gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.

(4):

(v. t.) To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.

(5):

(a.) Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.

(6):

(v. t.) To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.