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hambled

hambled is the simple past and past participle of hamble.

Meaning of hamble

Verb

hamble (third-person singular simple present hambles, present participle hambling, simple past and past participle hambled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To mutilate; hamstring; cut away.
  2. (transitive) To cut out the balls of the feet of (dogs) so as to render them unfit for hunting.
  3. (intransitive) To walk lame; limp.

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Questions about hambled

What is hambled the simple past and past participle of?
Hambled is the simple past and past participle of hamble.

Words near hambled in the dictionary

  1. hamberders
  2. Hamberg
  3. hambergite
  4. hamble
  5. Hamble-le-Rice
  6. hambled
  7. Hambleden
  8. Hambledon
  9. Hambledon Hill
  10. Hamblen
  11. Hamblen County

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