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gamboling

[gam-buhl] Origin

gam·bol

[gam-buhl] 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.

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Gamboling is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1495–1505; earlier gambold, gambald, gamba(u)de < Middle French gambade; see gambade

un·gam·boled, adjective
un·gam·bol·ing, adjective
un·gam·bolled, adjective
un·gam·bol·ling, adjective

gamble, gambol.


1. spring, caper, frisk, romp.

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Word Origin & History

gambol
1510s, 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 c.1500. Related: Gamboled; gamboling; gambolling.
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