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   Amble (), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ambled (); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambling ().] [F. ambler to amble, fr. L. ambulare to walk, in LL., to amble, perh. fr. amb-, ambi-, and a root meaning to go: cf. Gr.  to go, E. base. Cf. Ambulate.]
   1. To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the horse or to its rider.
   
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   2. To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks.
   
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   The skipping king, he ambled up and down. Shak.
   
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   Sir, your wit ambles well; it goes easily. Shak.
   
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   Amble, n.
   1. A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side. “A fine easy amble.”  B. Jonson.
   
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   2. A movement like the amble of a horse.
   
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