EMBALL

Etymology

Verb

emball (third-person singular simple present emballs, present participle emballing, simple past and past participle emballed)

(obsolete) To encircle or embrace.

Anagrams

• Lamble, Ma Bell, lambel

Source: Wiktionary


Em*ball", v. t. Etym: [See Embale.]

Definition: To encircle or embrace. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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