Hamble \Ham"ble\ (h[a^]m"b'l), v. t. [OE. hamelen to mutilate, AS. hamelian; akin to OHG. hamal[=o]n to mutilate, hamal mutilated, ham mutilated, Icel. hamla to mutilate. Cf. {Hamper} to fetter.] To hamstring. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]