Scambled

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

  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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