Hām'ble, v. t.

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v. t. [O. Eng. hamel; A-S. hamelan, from ham, the ham; O. H. Ger. hamalōn, to mutilate; Icel. hamla, to impede; O. H. Ger. hamal, M. H. Ger. hamel, mutilated, N. H. Ger. hammel, a wether. See HAM, n.] To hamstring. [Obs.] Johnson.