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hambles

hambles is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

See all 4 meanings of hamble

Questions about hambles

What is hambles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hambles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hamble.

Words near hambles in the dictionary

  1. Hambledon
  2. Hambledon Hill
  3. Hamblen
  4. Hamblen County
  5. Hamblens
  6. hambles
  7. Hambleton
  8. Hambletons
  9. Hamblett
  10. Hambletts
  11. Hambley

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