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abprotzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • unlimber verb To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing.

Senses

abprotzen is used for these senses in English:

  • unlimber (obsolete) To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing.

unlimber — full definition

  1. verb To detach (an artillery piece) from its limber to deploy for firing.
  2. verb To clumsily put into employ (a large weapon or object).
  3. verb To unsling (something, as a backpack, carried on the body with a strap); to bring (something carried) into the hands for use.
  4. verb To stretch (limbs, muscles, etc., that have been cramped or unused for some time).