† ˈcambren Obs. rare.
[a. Welsh cambren, a combination of cam crooked + pren wood, stick, applied in Wales both to the butcher's cambrel, and to the swingle-tree used when one horse is yoked in front of another. (The latter in Anglesea is called bombren.)]
= cambrel 1.
| 1656 in Blount Glossogr. 1721 Bailey, Cambren, a crooked Stick with Notches on it, on which Butchers hang their meat. 1731–1800 [see prec. 1]. |