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drumble
▪ I. † drumble, n.1 Obs. exc. dial. [Variant of dumble, dummel, perh. influenced by drone, or dromedary.] An inert or sluggish person; a ‘drone’.1575 Appius & Virg. in Hazl. Dodsley IV. 118 Yea, but what am I? A dreamer, a drumble, a fire or a spark? 1879 Shropsh. Word-bk., Drumble, obsols., a dull,... Oxford English Dictionary
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Parrot's Drumble
Parrot's Drumble is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. It was once owned by a family named Parrot, and a "drumble" is a local word for a stream running through a wooded valley. wikipedia.org
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drumble-
drumble- (also 6 dromel-, 9 drummel-, drumle-), in names of insects, a variant of dumble-. [Cf. drumble n.1] † drumble-bee, a humble- or bumble-bee (obs.). drumble-dore, a clumsily-flying insect, a dor-beetle, or bumble-bee; fig. a heavy stupid fellow; app. sometimes associated with dromedary. drumb... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cranford (novel)
As the daughter of a businessman living in Manchester (which she calls Drumble in the novel) she only visits Cranford occasionally, a device which is made Mr Smith – A wealthy Drumble businessman and Mary's father. Martha – Miss Matty's devoted maid. Jem Hearn – A joiner, Martha's fiancé. wikipedia.org
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dumble-
dumble- in names of insects, app. the same as dummel; but varying with bumble-, drumble-, humble-. Oxford English Dictionary
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Jack Lasenby
Old Drumble won the junior fiction section of the 2009 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards. 2005) The Tears of Harry Wakatipu (Longacre Press, 2006) When Mum Went Funny (Longacre Press, 2006) Billy and Old Smoko (Longacre Press, 2007) Old Drumble wikipedia.org
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dringle
† dringle, v. Obs. exc. dial. [A word of uncertain origin, varying dialectally with drindle, drimble: see also drumble.] intr. ‘To waste time in a lazy lingering manner’ (Forby); to linger; to trickle sluggishly.c 1680 Hickeringill Wks. (1716) II. 536 Condemn'd to endure the Fatigues of Life to the ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Bridgemere
There are several small areas of woodland within the parish, including Acorn Coppice, Lea's Wood, Harrow's Wood, Threeper's Drumble and part of Shaw's wikipedia.org
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dumble-dore
dumbledore, dumble-dore local. (ˈdʌmb(ə)ldɔə(r)) [f. dumble- + dor n.1: see also drumble-dore.] A humble-bee or bumble-bee; also dial. a cockchafer.1787 Grose Prov. Gl., Dumble-dore, an humble, or bumble-bee. 1799 Southey in Robberds Mem. W. Taylor I. 264 Is it not the humble-bee, or what we call th... Oxford English Dictionary
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River Waldron
It rises in Parrot's Drumble on the outskirts of Talke, and flows roughly westwards through Alsager and Crewe. wikipedia.org
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dimble
dimble Obs. exc. dial. (ˈdɪmb(ə)l) [Of uncertain origin, possibly a deriv. or comb. of dim, gloom or obscurity being a usual attribute; connexion with dingle is also possible. The midland districts (e.g. Leicester, Derby, Warwick, Shropsh.) retain the word, usually in the form dumble, occasionally d... Oxford English Dictionary
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Talke Pits
The nature reserve Parrot's Drumble is adjacent to the village. wikipedia.org
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humbledory
† ˈhumbledory Obs. [Cf. humble-bee, drumble-dore, -drone, Du. hommel a drone, and dor n.1] A drone.1555 in Strype Eccl. Mem. (1721) III. App. xlviii. 153 Not to lye in corners lyke humbledoryes, eatyng up the honey of the bees. Oxford English Dictionary
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Talke
The ancient bluebell wood at Parrot's Drumble is nearby. wikipedia.org
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dromedary
dromedary (ˈdrʌm-, ˈdrɒmɪdərɪ) Also 4–6 dromodarye, -ie (dromounday), 5 dromadayr, dromyder, drowmondere, dromond-, dromydary, (drombodary), 5–7 dromadary, 6 dromedare, -der, dromun-, drumbledary, drummi-, dromeldory, 7 dromidore, dromderrie, dromidary. [ad. OF. dromedaire (mod.F. dromadaire), late ... Oxford English Dictionary
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