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famble
▪ I. famble, n. slang. (ˈfæmb(ə)l) [perh. f. famble v. in its (probable) original sense ‘to grope, fumble’.] 1. A hand.1567 Harman Caveat 87 He tooke his Iockam in his famble. 1622 Fletcher Beggar's Bush ii. i, Last we clap our fambles. 1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 19 White thy fambles. 1815 Scott Guy...
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famble-crop
ˈfamble-ˌcrop dial. [Cf. famble v. 2.]a 1825 Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Famble-crop, the first stomach in ruminating animals.
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famble-cheat
† ˈfamble-ˌcheat slang. Obs. Also fambling cheat. (See quots.)1567 Harman Caveat 82 A fambling chete, a rynge on thy hand. 1610 Rowlands Martin Mark-all E ij b, Fambling cheates, Rings. 1692–1732 Coles, Famble Cheats, rings or gloves. Cant. 1721–1800 in Bailey.
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fambler
† ˈfambler Obs. [f. famble n. + -er.] a. A glove. b. (see quot. 1725).1610 Rowlands Martin Mark-all E ij b, Famblers, a paire of Gloues. 1725 New Cant. Dict., Famblers..Villains that go up and down selling counterfeit Rings, &c.
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fimble
▪ I. fimble, n.1 (ˈfɪmb(ə)l) Also 5–6 femble, 6 fembull, femle, flemble, (fyrble). [a. Du. femel, LG. fimel, a. F. (chanvre) femelle, lit. ‘female hemp’, this name being popularly applied to what modern botanists call the male plant.] 1. The male plant of hemp, producing a weaker and shorter fibre t...
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fumble
fumble, v. (ˈfʌmb(ə)l) Also 6 fomble. [Of obscure origin: equivalent forms exist in other Teut. langs.; cf. Du. fommelen, LG. fummeln, fommeln, Sw. fumla, to fumble, grope; prob. onomatopœic; cf. bumble, jumble, mumble, stumble, also famble, fimble vbs. Possibly the formation of the word may have be...
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fam
▪ I. fam, n. slang. (fæm) [Short for famble n.] = famble in various senses. Also in Comb. as fam-grasp v., intr. and trans., to shake hands, make up a difference (with); fam-snatcher.1692–1732 Coles, Fam grasp, agree with. a 1700 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Famgrasp, to agree. 1789 G. Parker Life's Pain...
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blabber
▪ I. blabber, n. (ˈblæbə(r)) [f. blab v. + -er1.] One who blabs; one who reveals secrets, a tell-tale.1557 North Gueuara's Diall Pr. (1582) 94 a, He was..a great blabber of his tongue. 1624 Heywood Captives v. iii, in Bullen O. Pl. IV, Peace, fellowe Godfrey. I'l now play the blabber. 1793 T. Jeffer...
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wap
▪ I. wap, n.1 Obs. exc. dial. Also 4–5 wappe. [Belongs to wap v.1] 1. A blow, knock, thump.c 1400 Destr. Troy 6405 Ector for þat od dynt, ournyt in hert, Wode for the wap, as a wild lyon. c 1400 Laud Troy Bk. 9338 On smytes his felawe thorow the pap, And he ȝeues him a sori wap. 15.. Christ's Kirk x...
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