limb bud

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A mesenchymal outgrowth covered with ectoderm on the flank of an embryo that gives rise to either the forelimb or the hindlimb.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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Inevitably, the old visceral “hands-on” flying skills, no longer much employed by pilots, have atrophied like an unused limb.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Mating with a cousin or brother is safer than risking life and limb to mate with an outsider.
Mongooses, Meerkats, and Ants, Oh My! Why Some Animals Keep Mating All in the Family|Helen Thompson|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Can you imagine Bud Powell or Charlie Parker writing a jingle?
Herbie Hancock Holds Forth|David Yaffe|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We can do anything here from open heart surgery to limb amputations,” he says.
Behind the Scenes With a ‘Site Agent’: The Secret Service’s Hardest Job|Marc Ambinder|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At one point Mullaney returned to Coronado and served as a BUD/S instructor training junior SEALs.
The Navy SEAL Who Swindled His Brothers|Jacob Siegel|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine offspring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The secretary trembled in his every limb; his eyes shunned his master's as his master's had shunned Garnache's awhile ago.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
"You have give a limb," repeated Perry, emphasizing the announcement by shaking his finger at the old man.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
When they shall rush in unto Jacob, Israel shall blossom and bud, and they shall fill the face of the world with seed.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Those in favor of hanging carried the day, so he was led under the projecting limb of a tree and a rope placed around his neck.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn