Meanings
- 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
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kimbo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kimbo
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