limbmeal

limbmeal
\\ˈliməl\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English limmele, from Old English limmǣlum, from lim limb + -mǣlum -meal
now dialect England : limb from limb : in pieces

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limbˈmeal adverb (Shakespeare)
Limb by limb
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Main Entry:limb

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  • Limbmeal — Limb meal (l[i^]m m[=e]l ), adv. [See {Limb}, and {Piecemeal}.] Piecemeal. [Obs.] To tear her limbmeal. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • limbmeal — adverb Into pieces; limb from limb. O that I had her here, to tear her limbmeal! …   Wiktionary

  • limbmeal — adv. 1815 B …   Oldest English Words

  • limbmeal — limb·meal …   English syllables

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