Limber

The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.

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.

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

To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.

Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.

To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.