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noun

Amble n.

A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side. "A fine easy amble."

A movement like the amble of a horse.

verb

Amble v. i. (past & past part. ambled; pres. part. ambling)

To go at the easy gait called an amble; applied to the horse or to its rider.

To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks. "The skipping king, he ambled up and down." "Sir, your wit ambles well; it goes easily."

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Etymology of 'Amble'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Amble" Quotes from Famous Books

... others fix'd upon the ground; Whose ears received the same unvaried phrase, "Sultaun! thy vassal hears, and he obeys!" All have their tastes—this may the fancy strike Of such grave folks as pomp and grandeur like; For me, I love the honest heart and warm Of monarch who can amble round his farm, Or when the toil of state no more annoys, In chimney corner seek domestic joys— I love a prince will bid the bottle pass, Exchanging with his subjects glance and glass; In fitting time, can, ...

— The Humourous Poetry of the English Language • James Parton

... four to five maunds with perfect ease, making journeys of thirty miles a day. Those which are ridden and which amble, are called yurgas. The Afghans tie a knot in the middle of the long tails of their horses, which, they say, strengthens the ...

— Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute • Theo. F. Rodenbough

... to be in any hurry. The play is we're gentlemen of leisure, just out for an amble to get the ...

— Crooked Trails and Straight • William MacLeod Raine

... Count did not wish to listen to condolences on his defeat, or perhaps he desired to prolong the tete-a-tete with his fair passenger. At any rate, without further hesitation, he struck his weary horse with the whip, causing it to amble forward somewhat stiffly but ...

— Lysbeth - A Tale Of The Dutch • H. Rider Haggard

... shirt, amigo," smiled the ranger. "We'll arrive faster if we don't go off half-cocked. Let's picket the broncs, amble down to the spring, and smoke a cigaret. We've got to ride twenty miles for fresh hawsses and these have got ...

— A Texas Ranger • William MacLeod Raine

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