HAMBLED

Verb

hambled

simple past tense and past participle of hamble

Source: Wiktionary


HAMBLE

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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