tramble

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/ˈtɹæmbəl/

verb

To wash (tin ore, etc.) with a shovel in a frame fitted for the purpose.

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Meanings

tramble1

verbtramble (third-person singular simple present trambles, present participle trambling, simple past and past participle trambled)

present singular third person trambles · participle present trambling · participle past trambled · past trambled

  1. transitivebusinessTo wash (tin ore, etc.) with a shovel in a frame fitted for the purpose.

    When this Buddle grows full , we take it up ; here distinguishing again the Forehead from the Middle and Tails ; which are Trambled over again : But the Forebead of this with the Forebead of the Launder , are Trambled in a second Buddle

    1670, The Philosophical Transactions and Collections

Tramble2

proper nounTramble (plural Trambles)

plural Trambles

  1. A surname.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lambert
Cite this entry
APA

tramble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramble

MLA

“tramble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramble. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tramble,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramble.

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