- Famble
- Famble \Fam"ble\, n. [Cf. {Famble}, v.] A hand. [Slang & Obs.] ``We clap our fambles.'' --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
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Famble
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Famble — Fam ble, v. i. [OE. falmelen; cf. SW. famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope, falter, hesitate, Icel. f[=a]lma to grope. Cf. {Famble}.] To stammer. [Obs.] Nares. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
famble — … Useful english dictionary
famble-cheat — … Useful english dictionary
famble-crop — … Useful english dictionary
Faffle — Faf fle, v. i. [Cf. {Famble}, {Maffle}.] To stammer. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flambe — (flan b ) s. f. 1° Au propre et inusité. Flamme. 2° Nom donné à l iris germanica, L. et à l iris des marais, iris pseudo acorus, dite aussi flamme en quelques provinces. Petite flambe, nom vulgaire de l iris pumila, L. 3° Épée à lame… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
fumble — (v.) mid 15c., handle clumsily, possibly from O.N. falma to fumble, grope. Similar words in Scandinavian and North Sea Germanic suggest onomatopoeia from a sound felt to indicate clumsiness (Cf. bumble, stumble, and obsolete English famble,… … Etymology dictionary
famelen — var. of famble. Obs … Useful english dictionary
