Definition for GRAB'BLE

GRAB'BLE, v.i. [dim. of grab; D. grabbelen; G. grübeln; allied to grope, grovel, and grapple; Arm. scraba; Eng. scrabble; allied to rub, or L. rapio, or to both.]

  1. To grope; to feel with the hands. Arbuthnot.
  2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl. Ainsworth.

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