the shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage.-the detachable fore part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which the horses are attached. on top is an ammunition box upon which the cannoneers sit.-gutters or conduits on each side of the keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.-to attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.-easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding.-to cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.