Category:Shamble

Sham"ble, n. Etym: [oe. schamel a bench, stool, as. scamel, sceamol, A bench, form, stool, fr. L. scamellum, dim. of scamnum a bench, Stool.]

1. (mining)

Defn: one of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, To hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, And thus raised to a higher level.

2. pl.

Defn: a place where butcher's meat is sold. As summer flies are in the shambles. Shak.

3. pl.

Defn: a place for slaughtering animals for meat. To make a shambles of the parliament house. Shak.

Shamble Sham"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shambling.] Etym: [cf. Od. schampelen to slip, schampen to slip away, escape. Cf. Scamble, scamper.]

Defn: to walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to Shuffle along.