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comparative limbier, superlative limbiest
Having many limbs, or branches. examples
plural limbies
(slang) An amputee, especially one who has lost a leg. quotations
All the golfers shown played in the N.Z. Annual "wingies" and "limbies" tournament, total number of competitors, 40.
1968, George Bremner Abel, Walking Skills for Amputees, page 57
In May 1918, work by New Zealand 'limbies' shown in London at the Allied Conference on After Care of Disabled Soldiers was 'reported to be the best and most practical display in the whole exhibition.
2013, Sandy Callister, The Face of War: New Zealand's Great War Photography
Although there were three storeys, the 'limbies' like Hutton occupied the ground floor, 'so that there is no trouble climbing stairs'.
2018, Anna Rogers, With Them Through Hell, page 202