ramble
ramble is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
- 2.To extend or grow at random. Thomson.
- 3.A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation. Coming home, after a short Christians ramble. Swift.
- 4.Etym: [Cf. Rammel.] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the seam. Raymond.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to talk or write in a discursive, aimless way called?
- What is a going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation. Coming home, after a short Christians ramble. Swift called?
- What is etym: [Cf. Rammel.] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the seam. Raymond called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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