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clamber
CIDE DICTIONARY
clamber, v. i. [OE clambren, clameren, to heap together, climb; akin to Icel. klambra to clamp, G. klammern. Cf. Clamp, Climb.].
To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet; -- also used figuratively. [1913 Webster]
"The narrow street that clambered toward the mill." [1913 Webster]
clamber, n.
The act of clambering. T. Moore. [1913 Webster]
clamber, v. t.
To ascend by climbing with difficulty. [1913 Webster]
"Clambering the walls to eye him." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
clamber, v. & n.
--v.intr. climb with hands and feet, esp. with difficulty or laboriously.
--n. a difficult climb.
--v.intr. climb with hands and feet, esp. with difficulty or laboriously.
--n. a difficult climb.
Etymology
ME, prob. f. clamb, obs. past tense of CLIMB
ROGET THESAURUS
clamber
Ascent
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