Meaning & use
limb
An arm or leg of a person or animal, or a large branch of a tree.
See it in a sentence
The climber carefully tested each limb of the old oak before putting his weight on it.
Doctors worked quickly to save the patient's injured limb after the accident.
A note on using this word
Limb applies both to human or animal arms and legs and, separately, to a large tree branch; context makes the meaning clear.
Words with a similar meaning
armlegbranch
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