RAMBLE
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Ram"ble (răm"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rambled (răm"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Rambling (răm"blĭng).] [For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. Roam.] 1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world.
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He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind?
Locke.
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2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
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3. To extend or grow at random. Thomson.
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Syn. -- To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.
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Ram"ble, n. 1. A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.
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Coming home, after a short Christmas ramble.
Swift.
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2. [Cf. Rammel.] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the seam. Raymond.
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3. A section of woods suitable for leisurely walking.
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4. a type of dance; as, the Muskrat ramble.
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