famble

English

Noun

famble (plural fambles)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A hand.
    We clap our fambles. — Beaumont and Flanders.

Krio

Etymology

English fambly

Noun

famble

  1. A family.
    • 1995, Masée Touré, Bai Bureh's Countrymen[1], ISBN 0-85756-189-9, page 12:
      Pa Gasama spoke in Krio, a language that was common to all; 'Famble den who na kushe oh'.


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