■ plural noun [treated as sing. ]
1》 informal a chaotic state.
2》 archaic a butcher's slaughterhouse.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'meat market'): plural of earlier shamble 'stool, stall', of W. Gmc origin, from L. scamellum , dimin. of scamnum 'bench'.
■ plural noun [treated as sing. ]
1》 informal a chaotic state.
2》 archaic a butcher's slaughterhouse.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'meat market'): plural of earlier shamble 'stool, stall', of W. Gmc origin, from L. scamellum , dimin. of scamnum 'bench'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004