Meaning
A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English lyme, lim, from Old English lim (“limb, branch”), from Proto-West Germanic *limu, from Proto-Germanic *limuz (“branch, limb”). Cognate with Old Norse limr (“limb”). The spelling with the silent unetymological -b first arose in the late 1500s. Compare crumb.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 10 recorded puzzles: