All 4 Uses of
limber
in
Where the Red Fern Grows
- He just lay there in the sunshine, all stretched out and limber as a rag.
Chpt 8 *limber = flexible (capable of moving, bending, and stretching easily)
- "If I know anything about swinging an ax, it won't be long before he's as limber as a rag.†
Chpt 9
- As Papa had said, in a little while the warm heat from the hard work limbered me up.†
Chpt 9
- After it was trimmed and the limber end cut off, I hung the lantern by the handle on the end of it and started easing it out on the ice.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(limber as in: the gymnast stays limber) of a person's body: flexible (capable of moving, bending, and stretching easily)
or:
readily adaptable -- especially of someone's mind