grab·ble

[grab-uhl]
verb (used without object), grab·bled, grab·bling.
1.
to feel or search with the hands; grope.
2.
to sprawl; scramble.

Origin:
1570–80; grab1 + -le; compare Dutch grabbelen

grab·bler, noun
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grabble (ˈɡræbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (intr) to scratch or feel about with the hands
2.  (intr) to fall to the ground; sprawl
3.  (Caribbean) (tr) to seize rashly
 
[C16: probably from Dutch grabbelen, from grabben to grab]
 
'grabbler
 
n

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Grabble is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example sentences
One had a pincher attachment, the other a grabble attachment.
The excavator with the pincher attachment was exchanged for a second grabble attachment.
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