Shām'ble1, v. i.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. SHAMBLED; p. pr. & vb. n. SHAMBLING.] [Cf. O. D. schampelen, to slip, schampen, to slip away, escape. Cf. SCAMBLE.] To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along.
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Shamble
Shăm'ble2, n.
(-bl), n. [A-S. scamol, scamul, scamel, sceamol, sceamel, a bench, form, stool; O. H. Ger. scamal, scamilo, M. H. Ger. schamel, schemele, N. H. Ger. schämel, schemel, from Lat. scamnum, a bench, stool, diminutive scabellum, from scandere, to climb, ascend.]
- (Mining.) A niche or shelf left at suitable distances to receive the ore which is thrown from one to another, and thus raised to the top.
- (pl.) The place where butcher's meat is sold; a flesh-market. “As summer flies are in the shambles.” Shak.