Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Limber \Lim"ber\ (l[i^]m"b[~e]r), n. [For limmer, Icel. limar
   branches, boughs, pl. of lim; akin to E. limb. See {Limb} a
   branch.]
   1. pl. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. [Prov.
      Eng.]

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

   {Limber boards} (Naut.), short pieces of plank forming part
      of the lining of a ship's floor immediately above the
      timbers, so as to prevent the limbers from becoming
      clogged.

   {Limber box or chest} (Mil.), a box on the limber for
      carrying ammunition.

   {Limber rope}, {Limber chain}, or {Limber clearer} (Naut.), a
      rope or chain passing through the limbers of a ship, by
      which they may be cleared of dirt that chokes them.
      --Totten.

   {Limber strake} (Shipbuilding), the first course of inside
      planking next the keelson.