GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Hamble (hămˈb'l), v. t. [OE. hamelen to mutilate, AS. hamelian; akin to OHG. hamalōn to mutilate, hamal mutilated, ham mutilated, Icel. hamla to mutilate.  Cf. Hamper to fetter.] To hamstring. [Obs.]
   
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