Hamble

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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