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Verb: unlimber  ,ún'lim-bu(r)
  1. Make (a gun, equipment, etc.) ready for use
    "The soldiers unlimbered their artillery"
     
  2. To detach the limber from (a gun or artillery piece)
    "The soldiers unlimbered the cannon"
     
  3. [informal] To prepare for action; to get ready
    "The team unlimbered for the big game"

Derived forms: unlimbered, unlimbering, unlimbers