Definition of Limba

1. an African tree [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Limba

limas
limation
limations
limax
limaçon
limaçon of Pascal
limaçons of Pascal
limb
limb-kinetic apraxia
limb bud
limb from limb
limb lead
limb myokymia
limb of helix
limba (current term)
limbal
limbal ring
limbas
limbat
limbate
limbec
limbeck
limbecks
limbecs
limbed
limber
limber as a dishrag
limber pine
limber up

Literary usage of Limba

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language Spoken in British Central by David Clement Ruffelle Scott (1892)
"... wo-limba wa ndi), jocularly said of eating a piece of hard nuima in the morning, which has to be broken off with the teeth. ..."

2. Noctes Ambrosianæ by John Wilson, Robert Shelton Mackenzie, James Hogg, William Maginn, John Gibson Lockhart (1856)
"... At least by Hellas' noblest hand I fall— Beneath volcanic steel this breast shall bleed, These limba be trampled by Pelides' steed I" Tickler. ..."

3. In Austraian Tropics by Alfred Searcy (1907)
"... Entrance Island, Liverpool River (Lee Monie Monie); Castlereagh Bay (limba ... Melville Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria, outside (limba Jona); Melville Island, ..."

4. Breeding, Training, Management and Diseases of the Horse and Other Domestic by John M. Heard (1893)
"Having done this. deliver in the way described for normal presentation when difficult. Fig. 12. Fetus with fore.limba bent at the knee. ..."

5. In Northern Seas by Alfred Searcy, E. Whitington (1905)
"Arn- hem Bay (limba Katona), Arnhem Bay, west side (Beir). ... Melville Bay, Gulf pi Carpentaria, outside (limba Jona). Melville Island, Gulf of Carpentaria ..."

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