SHAMBLE


Meaning of SHAMBLE in English

v. & n.

v.intr. walk or run with a shuffling or awkward gait.

n. a shambling gait.

[ prob. f. dial. shamble (adj.) ungainly, perh. f. shamble legs with ref. to straddling trestles: see SHAMBLES ]

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