Limple

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To move or walk with a limp; hobble dialectal, intransitive

    "Now I may claim the gold from clay: / Years ago today I looked / And limpled away; in my breast's alembic / Cupped the foolish face."

Example

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"Now I may claim the gold from clay: / Years ago today I looked / And limpled away; in my breast's alembic / Cupped the foolish face."

Etymology

From limp + -le (frequentative suffix).

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