About The Word Akimbo
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Akimbo
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What's The Definition Of Akimbo?
[adv] with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Akimbo: Related Terms | Find terms related to Akimbo: angular | bent | cornered | crooked | crotched | forked | furcal | furcate | geniculate | geniculated | hooked | jagged | knee-shaped | pointed | sawtooth | saw-toothed | serrate | sharp | sharp-cornered | V-shaped | Y-shaped | zigzag See Also | Akimbo In Webster's Dictionary \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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