hamble

/HH AE1 M B AH0 L/
noun
  1. 1

    A river in Hampshire, England.

  2. 2

    Ellipsis of Hamble-le-Rice: a village and civil parish in Eastleigh borough, Hampshire, England. [A village and civil parish in Eastleigh borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4806).]

verb
  1. 1

    (intransitive) To walk lame; limp.

  2. 2

    (transitive) To cut out the balls of the feet of (dogs) so as to render them unfit for hunting.

  3. 3

    (obsolete, transitive) To mutilate; hamstring; cut away.