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   Ramble (rămˈb'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled (rămˈb'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling (rămˈblĭng).] [For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam.  Cf. Roam.]
   1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, “to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world.”
   
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   He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind? Locke.
   
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   2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
   
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   3. To extend or grow at random.  Thomson.
   
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   Syn. -- To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.
   
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   Ramble, n.
   1. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.
   
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   Coming home, after a short Christmas ramble. Swift.
   
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   2. [Cf. Rammel.] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the seam.  Raymond.
   
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   3. A section of woods suitable for leisurely walking.
   
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   4. a type of dance; as, “the Muskrat ramble”.
   
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