I. ˈskambəl verb
( scambled ; scambled ; scambling -b(ə)liŋ ; scambles )
Etymology: origin unknown
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to struggle with others for largess thrown to a crowd ; broadly : to struggle greedily and indecorously for something
2. chiefly dialect : to get on somehow : stumble along
3. dialect England : to loll around : sprawl , shamble
transitive verb
1. dialect : to scrape together : collect
2. dialect England : to trample down
II. ˈskam(b)əl noun
( -s )
dialect England : botch , mess
III.
dialect Britain
variant of shamble