limbers
/ˈlɪmbərz/
noun
- The two-wheeled detachable front part of a gun carriage, used to support the trail of a field gun and to which horses are harnessed.
- The soldiers attached the cannon to the limbers before moving the artillery.
- Each limber carried ammunition and supplies for the gun crew.
- The horses were hitched to the limbers, ready to pull the cannons into position.