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limbers

noun

a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well

• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form

• Hypernyms: ↑channel

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\\ˈlimbə(r)z\ noun plural

Etymology: modification of French lumière (singular), from Old French lumiere light, opening, from Latin luminare window, from lumin-, lumen light — more at luminary

: gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well

Useful english dictionary. 2012.