hamble

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English hamelen, from Old English hamelian (to hamstring, mutilate), from Proto-Germanic *hamalōną, *hamlōną (to mutilate), from Proto-Indo-European *kem- (mutilated, hornless). Cognate with German hammeln, hämmeln (to geld), Icelandic hamla (to mutilate, maim), Dutch hamel (wether).

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To mutilate; hamstring; cut away.[1]
  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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