(akimbo)
11akimbo — adjective (with) arms akimbo with your hands on your hips hip 1 (1) so that your elbows point outwards: He stood with arms akimbo, glaring at the intruders.: see picture at arm …
12akimbo — /əˈkɪmboʊ / (say uh kimboh) adverb 1. with hands on hips and elbows bent outwards: to stand with arms akimbo. 2. stretched wide apart: sitting with legs akimbo. {Middle English in kene bowe, apparently, in keen bow (sharply bent); compare Old… …
13akimbo — [15] Akimbo was borrowed from Old Norse. Its original English spelling (which occurs only once, in the Tale of Beryn 1400) was in kenebowe, which suggests a probable Old Norse precursor *i keng boginn (never actually discovered), meaning… …
14akimbo — adjective or adverb Etymology: Middle English in kenebowe Date: 15th century 1. having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward 2. set in a bent position < a tailor sitting with legs akimbo > …
15akimbo — /euh kim boh/, adj., adv. with hand on hip and elbow bent outward: to stand with arms akimbo. [1375 1425; late ME in kenebowe < ON *i keng boginn bent into a crook (i in, keng acc. of kengr hook, boginn ptp. of bjuga to bend)] * * * …
16akimbo — a|kim|bo [ ə kımbou ] adjective (with) arms akimbo with your hands on your HIPS and your elbows sticking out …
17akimbo — UK [əˈkɪmbəʊ] / US [əˈkɪmboʊ] adjective, adverb (with) arms akimbo with your hands on your hips and your elbows sticking out …
18akimbo — a•kim•bo [[t]əˈkɪm boʊ[/t]] adj. adv. with hand on hip and elbow bent outward: to stand with arms akimbo[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; ME in kenebowe …
19Akimbo (on-demand service) — Akimbo was a video on demand system that allowed subscribers to download television shows, movies, and other video to a set top box on demand. Akimbo s hard drive equipped set top box plugged into a broadband connection and stored the chosen full …
20Akimbo (disambiguation) — Akimbo can mean: * Akimbo, a position in which the hands are on the hips and the elbows are bowed outward * Dual wield, a video gaming term in which two weapons of the same type are held in each hand (e.g., pistols akimbo ) * Akimbo (software… …
