Dumble
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dumble is a noun meaning (Midlands) A shady valley, a dingle; especially one with steep wooded sides and a stream running through it.
Meaning
(Midlands) A shady valley, a dingle; especially one with steep wooded sides and a stream running through it.
More Meanings
- (East Yorkshire) The club rush.
Example Sentences
Lambley is famous for its ‘dumbles.’ A dumble being a local name for a shallow dale with a stream.
Recently Dr. K. J. Allison has come across a Leconfield lease of 1631 which included 'all the earl 's dumbles growing in Arram Carr' ?
When a stream runs in a deep dell, particularly in clay districts, the steep banks and stream form what are called a “dumble” in Nottinghamshire.
The item from Elizabeth Hotham's account book does not state where the dumbles grew, but in a later account book of Sir Charles Hotham Arram Carr is specified.
Word Forms
- dumbles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dumble-dor, dene, dimble, batch, dump, dale.
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