GAMBOL


Meaning of GAMBOL in English

/ ˈgæmbl; NAmE / verb

( -ll- , US also -l- ) [ v , usually + adv. / prep. ] to jump or run about in a lively way :

lambs gambolling in the meadow

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: alteration of gambade , from Spanish gambada , via French from Italian gambata trip up, from gamba leg.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.