From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gambol \Gam"bol\, n. [OE. gambolde, gambaulde, F. gambade,
gambol, fr. It. gambata kick, fr. L. gamba leg, akin to F.
jambe, OF. also, gambe, fr. L. gamba, hoof or perh. joint:
cf. Gr. ? a binding, winding, W., Ir. & Gael. cam crooked;
perhaps akin to E. chamber: cf.F. gambiller to kick about.
Cf. {Jamb}, n., {Gammon} ham, {Gambadoes}.]
A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive
prank. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gambol \Gam"bol\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gamboled}, or {Gambolled};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Gamboling} or {Gambolling}.]
To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play
in frolic, like boys or lambs.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gambol
n 1: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or
amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the
surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {frolic},
{romp}, {gambol}, {caper}]
v 1: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
"the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped
in the playroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick},
{skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk},
{romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]
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