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- a man addicted to any thing is called "a limb for it." Norf. and Suff.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
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limb for a limb — A sentence of one convicted of mayhem, on the principle of retaliation, that he should lose the member of his own body corresponding to the member of which he had deprived the victim of the offense. By the ancient law of England a person… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G71.0 ICD 9 359.1 … Wikipedia
Limb darkening — refers to the diminishing of intensity in the image of a star as one moves from the center of the image to the edge or limb of the image. Limb darkening occurs as the result of two effects:* The density of the star diminishes as the distance from … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Limb of the law — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Limb — can have many meanings. ten thousand to be precise.*from the Old English lim : **Limb (anatomy), a limb is a jointed or prehensile appendage of the human or animal body **a large or main branch of a tree. **In social structure, a representative,… … Wikipedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Limb development — The tetrapod limb develops from a specific area of the body axis called the limb field. The position of the limb field is associated with and presumably specified by the spatial pattern of Hox gene expression along the body axis. Retinoic acid… … Wikipedia
Limb Brook — The Limb Brook is a stream in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It rises at the village of Ringinglow, flowing east through Whirlow and Ecclesall Woods into Abbeydale in the Beauchief area, where it merges with the River Sheaf. Near this point … Wikipedia
limb — [[t]lɪ̱m[/t]] limbs 1) N COUNT: usu pl Your limbs are your arms and legs. She would be able to stretch out her cramped limbs and rest for a few hours. 2) N COUNT The limbs of a tree are its branches. [LITERARY] This entire rickety structure was… … English dictionary
