obambulation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From obambulate + -ion. From Latin obambulatio.
Noun
[edit]obambulation (countable and uncountable, plural obambulations)
- (obsolete) Wandering about; a casual outing.
- 1600, Matthew Sutcliffe, A briefe replie to a certaine odious and slanderous libel ...[1], London: Arn. Hatfield, page 100:
- Their stationarie obambulations about the limits of parishes.
- 1662, William Clark, Marciano; or, the Discovery[2], reprint edition, published 1871, page 19:
- Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation: for I am defatigate with session.
- 1833, Thespiana (pseudonym), “Penny Private Theatres”, in The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment[3], volume XI, page 149:
- I joined him in one of our obambulations, to witness the performance of Macbeth, and a particular friend of my friend's friend was to sustain the principal character.