- limbmeal
- \\ˈliməl\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English limmele, from Old English limmǣlum, from lim limb + -mǣlum -meal
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limbˈmeal adverb (Shakespeare)Limb by limb• • •Main Entry: ↑limb
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
limbmeal
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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
