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Meaning of AKIMBO

Pronunciation:  u'kimbow

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 Definition: [adv]  with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo"
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*kim"bo\, a. [Etymology unknown. Cf. {Kimbo}.]
With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow
turned outward. ``With one arm akimbo.'' --Irving.
 
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