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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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