kimbo

K5I1M3B3O1

verb

To position (the arms) akimbo.

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivekimbo (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableArchaic form of akimbo (“with hands on hips and elbows outward”).

    The gentleman who usually fell into his, with his legs astride the seat, and his arms kimbo on the back, was Mr. Burton, a very small man, who took all the liberties accorded to small people.

    1887, Towards the Gulf: A Romance of Louisiana, page 21
verbkimbo (third-person singular simple present kimbos, present participle kimboing, simple past and past participle kimboed)

present singular third person kimbos · participle present kimboing · participle past kimboed · past kimboed

  1. archaictransitiveTo position (the arms) akimbo.

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