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Meaning of dimble | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈdɪm(b)l̩/

Definitions

A bower; a dingle.

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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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