the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ad. Piecemeal.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Limb by limb; limb from limb piecemeal.
Word Usage
"Oft was the dragon above, and eftsoons beneath; nevertheless at the end high he gan rise, and he flew down right with fierce assault, and the bear he smote, so that he fell to the earth; and he there the bear slew, and limbmeal him tore."