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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Scamble \Scam"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scambled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Scambling}.] [Cf. OD. schampelen to deviate, to slip,
schampen to go away, escape, slip, and E. scamper, shamble.]
1. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or
unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble. "Some scambling shifts."
--Dr. H. More. "A fine old hall, but a scambling house."
--Evelyn.
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2. To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and
turbulent; to scramble. "The scambling and unquiet time
did push it out of . . . question." --Shak.
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