SCAMBLE

scamble. Scamble, v. to scramble, shift aukwardly, maul, ob.

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Scam″ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scambled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Scambling.] [[Cf. OD. schampelen to deviate, to slip, schampen to go away, escape, slip, and E. scamper, shamble.]] 1. 1. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble. “Some scambling shifts.” Dr. H. More. “A fine old hall, but a scambling house.” Evelyn.
2. 2. To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble. “The scambling and unquiet time did push it out of . . . question.” Shak.