present participle of limbo

(Roman Catholicism) The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum). [from circa 5th c.]

A dance in which dancers take turns crossing under a horizontal bar or stick. The stick is lowered with each round, and the game is won by the player who passes under the bar in the lowest position.

To dance in this way.

plural of limbo

simple past tense and past participle of limbo

A tropical American tree, Bursera simaruba, that yields an aromatic resin used in varnishes etc

plural of gumbo limbo

Synonym of development hell

plural of gumbo-limbo