AMBLE, AMBLING
ADJECTIVES
1393 — AMBLANT ambling, of a horse, mule, etc. → obs.
NOUNS
1380 — AMBLERE an amble or ambling pace → obs.
1680 — EGG-TROT a gentle amble
1680 — EGG-WIFE’S TROT a gentle amble
VERBS
1796 — TOLUTATE to amble or trot → humorous usage, obs.
1833 — SHACK to amble along; to go at a slow trot → Amer. dial.
1851 — MOOCH to amble, to go, to depart, to clear out; also, to sneak → Amer. sl.
1898 — TODGE to go at a slow ambling pace → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
..L19 — SWAN to amble, to wander, to drift → sl.
1905 — NAMBLE to amble → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1913 — PATER to amble along → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1928 — SHAG to amble along, to stroll, to rove about, to saunter → Amer. dial.
1950 — ANCHOR OFF to amble → Amer. dial.
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