drumble

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[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A sluggish, slow-witted, or unintelligent person; a dullard. Formerly also: †a worn-out or slow-moving horse or draught animal (obsolete).


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Origin:
mid 16th century. Origin uncertain


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A (usually wooded) hollow, dell, or gully; a dingle.


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Origin:
mid 18th century. Apparently a variant or alteration of dimble. Perhaps compare also dingle


[], (Verb)

Definitions:
- To move sluggishly; to go about something in a slow or sluggish manner; to dawdle.


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Origin:
late 16th century (in an earlier sense). Origin uncertain; probably ultimately an imitative formation in -le, although compare earlier drumble


[], (Verb)

Definitions:
- To make a noise like the beating of a drum; to rumble.


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Origin:
mid 19th century. Apparently a blend of drum and rumble




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