▪ I. ˈkimbo
in phr. on kimbo: see a-kimbo.
▪ II. † ˈkimbo, a. Obs. rare—1.
[f. a-kimbo.]
Resembling an arm a-kimbo.
| 1697 Dryden Virg. Past. iii. 67 Two [Bowls]... The Kimbo Handles seem with Bears-foot carv'd. |
▪ III. † ˈkimbo, v. Obs. rare.
Also 8 kembo.
[f. a-kimbo.]
trans. To set a-kimbo. Hence † ˈkimboed ppl. a.
| 1748 Richardson Clarissa (1811) IV. xxxvi. 240 For a wife to come up with kemboed arm. 1754 ― Grandison IV. xxxvii, He kemboed his arms and strutted up to me. 1808 Sedley Asmodeus I. 41 Who thrusts herself into every company with kimboed arms. |