obambulation

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noun

Wandering about; a casual outing.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounobambulation (countable and uncountable, plural obambulations)

plural obambulations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableWandering about; a casual outing.

    Their stationarie obambulations about the limits of parishes.

    1600, Matthew Sutcliffe, A briefe replie to a certaine odious and slanderous libel ..., London: Arn. Hatfield, page 100
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    Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation: for I am defatigate with session.

    1662, William Clark, Marciano; or, the Discovery, reprint edition, published 1871, page 19

    I joined him in one of our obambulations, to witness the performance of Macbeth, and a particular friend of my friend's friend was to sustain the principal character.

    1833, Thespiana (pseudonym), “Penny Private Theatres”, in The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, volume XI, page 149

    Synonyms: perambulation, peregrination, stroll, wandering

Synonyms & antonyms

nounWandering about; a casual outing.

Origin

  1. Latinobambulatio
  2. Englishobambulation

From obambulate + -ion. From Latin obambulatio.

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