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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
unlimber .
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Examples
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Having reached its destination, and been detached or "unlimbered" from the front carriage, we next see the action of loading; the ramrod having at its other extremity a sheep-skin mop, larger than the bore of the piece, and called "a sponge."
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I unlimbered my lance and cast my stone down the smooth track.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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Loaded with streamlined 180 - or 200-grain bullets, these cartridges are not even getting unlimbered at 300 yards.
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The man in the Cadillac unlimbered his lanky frame from behind the steering wheel and climbed out.
Presley of the FBI Jeff Swanson 2011
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The old man unlimbered lamely, blinking his eyes and murmuring automatically: What'll ye have, gents?
Too Much Gold 2010
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The old man unlimbered lamely, blinking his eyes and murmuring automatically: What'll ye have, gents?
TOO MUCH GOLD 2010
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I unlimbered my lance and cast my stone down the smooth track.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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They were supposed to protect the train crews, but whenever trouble started they unlimbered their rifles and joined the mob.
THE HUSSY 2010
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At the bottom of the ladder Kranxx handed his lantern to Gullik, then reached into his pack and pulled out and unlimbered a long pole made up of several hinged sections with a hook on one end.
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010
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At the bottom of the ladder Kranxx handed his lantern to Gullik, then reached into his pack and pulled out and unlimbered a long pole made up of several hinged sections with a hook on one end.
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010
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