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dimble

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈdɪm(b)l̩/
  • rhymes with -ɪməl
  • rhymes with -ɪmbəl

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noun

Meaning 1

A bower; a dingle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, London: M. Lownes et al., Song 2, p. 27, And Satyres, that in stades and gloomy dimbles dwell, Runne whooting to the hills to clappe their rude[r] hands.
  • c. 1637, Ben Jonson, The Sad Shepherd (unfinished play), Act II, Scene 1, in W. Gifford (editor), The Works of Ben Jonson, London: G. & W. Nicol et al., 1816, Volume 6, p. 274, The Forest as before. The Witch’s Dimble, cottage, oak, well, &c.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably originally a cavity, and the same word as dimple.