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akimbo |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Akimbo \A*kim"bo\, a. [Etymology unknown. Cf {Kimbo}.] With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward. ``With one arm akimbo.'' --Irving. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: akimbo adj : (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo" [syn: {akimbo(ip)}] adv : with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo"
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