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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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Gambolling
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Origin:
1495–1505; earlier gambold, gambald, gamba(u)de < Middle French gambade; see gambade
1495–1505; earlier gambold, gambald, gamba(u)de < Middle French gambade; see gambade
Related forms
un·gam·boled, adjective
un·gam·bol·ing, adjective
un·gam·bolled, adjective
un·gam·bol·ling, adjective
Synonyms
1. spring, caper, frisk, romp.
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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