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Limb

/lˈɪm/
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(noun) A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).

I'm not going out on a limb for you because you never helped me before.
Tom Skeleton was shaking and trembling in every limb.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The cat carefully climbed out onto a thick ____ of the old oak tree to reach the bird's nest high above.

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