GAMBOL

gambol. Gambol, n. a skip, leap, frolic, prank, trick, spot

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Gam″bol (găm″bŏl), n. [[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. καμπή a binding, winding, W., Ir. & Gael. cam crooked; perh. akin to E. chamber: cf.F. gambiller to kick about. Cf. Jamb, n., Gammon ham, Gambadoes.]] A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank. Dryden.