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Webster 1913 Edition
Gambol
Gam′bol
,Noun.
[OE. ,
gambolde
, gambaulde
, F. gambade
, gambol, fr. It. gambata
kick, fr. L. gamba
leg, akin to F. jambe
, OF. also, gambe
, fr. L. gamba
, hoof or perh. joint: cf. Gr. [GREEK] a binding, winding, W., Ir. & Gael. cam
crooked; perhaps akin to E. chamber
: cf.F. gambiller
to kick about. Cf. Jamb
, Noun.
Gammon
ham, Gambadoes
.] A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank.
Dryden.
Gam′bol
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gamboled
, or Gambolled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gamboling
or Gambolling
.] To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gambol
GAM'BOL
, v.i.1.
To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to leap; to play in frolic,like boys and lambs.2.
To leap; to start.GAM'BOL
,Noun.