HAMBLE

Etymology

Verb

hamble (third-person singular simple present hambles, present participle hambling, simple past and past participle hambled)

(obsolete, transitive) To mutilate; hamstring; cut away.

(transitive) To cut out the balls of the feet of (dogs) so as to render them unfit for hunting.

(intransitive) To walk lame; limp.

Anagrams

• mahleb

Proper noun

Hamble

A river in Hampshire, England.

Anagrams

• mahleb

Source: Wiktionary


Ham"ble, v. t. Etym: [OE. hamelen to mutilate, AS. hamelian; akin to OHG. hamal to mutilate, hamal mutilated, ham mutilated, Icel. hamla to mutilate. Cf.Ham to fetter.]

Definition: To hamstring. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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