Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A variant of
moble .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To wrap up.
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- verb transitive To
wrap up .
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tbtabby commented on the word mabble
Verb: To wrap one's head.
January 26, 2009
reesetee commented on the word mabble
TBTabby, can you tell us where you found this definition? Everywhere I've checked defines it as just "to wrap up."
January 26, 2009
tbtabby commented on the word mabble
I found it in Uncle John's Second Bathroom Reader.
January 26, 2009
sionnach commented on the word mabble
reesetee: The Century Dictionary Online says that it is a variant of mobble or moble, defined as:
"to wrap up (the head) in, or as in, a hood"
But who, O who, had seen the mobled Queen ....
Run barefoot up and down
Hamlet, II, ii, 524.
Here is the URL for the Century Dictionary, just in case you don't have it. For those of us without access to the OED it's our other best option.
http://www.leoyan.com/century-dictionary.com/index.html
January 26, 2009
reesetee commented on the word mabble
Ah. Thanks to both of you. :-)
January 26, 2009
rolig commented on the word mabble
Sionnach, thanks for the link to the Century Dictionary! It's fascinating.
January 27, 2009