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scamble |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scamble \Scam"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scambled}; p. pr & vb n. {Scambling}.] [Cf. OD schampelen to deviate, to slip, schampen to go away escape, slip, and E. scamper, shamble.] 1. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble. ``Some scambling shifts.'' --Dr. H. More ``A fine old hall, but a scambling house.'' --Evelyn. 2. To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble. ``The scambling and unquiet time did push it out of . . . question.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scamble \Scam"ble\, v. t. To mangle. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
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