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akimbo definition

akim·bo (ə kim′bō)

adverb, adjective

with hands on hips and elbows bent outward with arms akimbo

Etymology: ME in kenebowe, lit., in keen bow, i.e., in a sharp curve; a folk etym. from ON kengboginn, bow-bent < keng, bent + bogi, a bow

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