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Definition of Dimble
1. n. A bower; a dingle.
Definition of Dimble
1. Noun. (obsolete) A bower; a dingle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dimble
1. a dell [n -S] - See also: dell
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dimble
Literary usage of Dimble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. "Cape Times" Law Reports: A Record of Every Matter Disposed of in the by South Africa Supreme Court (1907)
"He then takes it to the sub-editor's (Mr. dimble- by'e) room. In the ordinary
case, that is to say. in 99 cases out of 100, I would not see these news ..."
2. The Irish Jurist (1853)
"T be question here is, whether dimble brought with him to New Brunswick a credit
on Kirk ; the documents prove that Kirk was | the ..."
3. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"And in a dimble near, even as a place divine. The signs of death upon the prince
appear, With dust and blood his locks were loathly ..."
4. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"dimble or dingle is a narrow glen, deep valley. ... the hollow made by the blow,
and dingle, synonymous with dimble, a narrow glen. to be hollow ; dube, ..."