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limb

noun
  1. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
    arm
  2. the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
    “the limb of the sextant”
  3. either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
    “the upper limb of the bow”
  4. one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm
  5. (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
  6. any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
    tree branch