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gam⋅bol
[gam-buh
l] 
verb, -boled, -bol⋅ing or (especially British) -bolled, -bol⋅ling, noun –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic. |
–noun
| 2. | a skipping or frisking about; frolic. |
Origin:
1495–1505; earlier gambold, gambald, gamba(u)de < MF gambade; see gambade
1495–1505; earlier gambold, gambald, gamba(u)de < MF gambade; see gambade
Synonyms:
1. spring, caper, frisk, romp.
1. spring, caper, frisk, romp.
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| gam·bol (gām'bəl) intr.v. gam·boled or gam·bolled, gam·bol·ing or gam·bol·ling, gam·bols To leap about playfully; frolic. n. A playful skipping or frolicking about. [Alteration of French gambade, horse's jump, from Old French, perhaps from Old Italian gambata, from gamba, leg, from Late Latin, hoof, perhaps from Greek kampē, bend.] |
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Gambol
Gam"bol\ (g[a^]m"b[o^]l), n. [OE. gambolde, gambaulde, F. gambade, gambol, fr. It. gambata kick, fr. L. gamba leg, akin to F. jambe, OF. also, gambe, fr. L. gamba, hoof or perh. joint: cf. Gr. kamph` a binding, winding, W., Ir. & Gael. cam crooked; perh. akin to E. chamber: cf.F. gambiller to kick about. Cf. Jamb, n., Gammon ham, Gambadoes.] A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive prank. --Dryden.Gambol
Gam"bol\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gamboled, or Gambolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gamboling or Gambolling.] To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play in frolic, like boys or lambs.
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Language Translation for : gambol
Spanish:
brincar, retozar, saltar,
German:
herumhüpfen,
Japanese:
はね回る
gambol (n.)
1513, originally gambolde "a leap or spring," from M.Fr. gambade, from L.L. gamba "horse's hock or leg," from Gk. kampe "bend." The verb is first attested 1508.
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