limber, limmer

[Properly limmer, which is a plural form, from Icel. limar boughs, pl. of lim =foliage.] I. Ord. Lang. (pl.): The shafts or thills of a vehicle. IMG:content-0580.png:[blocks in formation] Min.: Usually regarded as an altered condition of chrysolite (q. v.) by oxidation of the iron, but Rosenbusch is of opinion that it is the result of the alteration of the vitreous portion of a rock, such as he has named Limburgite (q. v.). Occurs in a dolerite at Limburg, Baden.