2 entries under this word

Gambol

Găm'bol, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. GAMBOLED, or GAMBOLLED; p. pr. & vb. n. GAMBOLING, or GAMBOLLING.] [O. Eng. gambole, gambold. See infra.]

Sense 1. To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to play in frolic, like boys and lambs.

Sense 2. To leap; to start. Shak.

Găm'bol, n.

noun

[O. Eng. gambolde, gambraulde, gambalde, gambald, from Fr. gambade, gambol, gambader, to gambol, frisk, gambiller, to kick about, from O. Fr. gambe, for jambe, leg.] A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a skip; a hop; a leap; a sportive prank. Dryden.