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hamble
CIDE DICTIONARY
hamble, v. t. [OE. hamelen to mutilate, AS. hamelian; akin to OHG. hamal to mutilate, hamal mutilated, ham mutilated, Icel. hamla to mutilate. Cf. Hamper to fetter.].
To hamstring. [1913 Webster]
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