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‖n. Same as Ambo. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Med.) A chronic contagious affection of the skin, prevalent in the tropics. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Bot.) The resiniferous tree Agathis Dammara, of the Moluccas. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. bambocciata, fr. Bamboccio a nickname of Peter Van Laer, a Dutch genre painter; properly, a child, simpleton, puppet, fr. bambo silly. ] (Paint.) A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic life. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Malay bambu, mambu. ] (Bot.) A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The most useful species is Bambusa arundinacea, which has a woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, and grows to the height of forty feet and upward. The flowers grow in large panicles, from the joints of the stalk, placed three in a parcel, close to their receptacles. Old stalks grow to five or six inches in diameter, and are so hard and durable as to be used for building, and for all sorts of furniture, for water pipes, and for poles to support palanquins. The smaller stalks are used for walking sticks, flutes, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To flog with the bamboo. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bamboozled p. pr. & vb. n. Bamboozling ] [ Said to be of Gipsy origin. ] To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [ Colloq. ] Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A swindler; one who deceives by trickery. [ Colloq. ] Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Calambac. ] A species of agalloch, or aloes wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac; -- used by cabinetmakers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Gamboge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) See Caboose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) An East Indian tree (Averrhoa Carambola), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also Coromandel gooseberry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Cramp, a., difficult. ] 1. A game in which one person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme. [ 1913 Webster ]

I saw in one corner . . . a cluster of men and women, diverting themselves with a game at crambo. I heard several double rhymes . . . which raised a great deal of mirth. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A word rhyming with another word. [ 1913 Webster ]

His similes in order set
And every crambo he could get. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dumb crambo, a game in which one party of players give a word which rhymes with another, which last to be guessed by the opposing party, who represent in dumb show what they think it to be. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. dambonite. ] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, sugary substance obtained from an African caoutchouc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A crystalline variety of fruit sugar obtained from dambonite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. ] (Arch.) Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. flamboyer to be bright. ] (Bot.) A name given in the East and West Indies to certain trees with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Cæsalpinia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taken internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic. [ Written also camboge. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ There are several kinds of gamboge, but all are derived from species of Garcinia, a genus of trees of the order Guttiferæ. The best Siam gamboge is thought to come from Garcinia Hanburii. Ceylon gamboge is from G. Morella. G. pictoria, of Western India, yields gamboge, and also a kind of oil called gamboge butter.

{ } a. Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, gamboge. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. &unr_; 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 ]

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 ]

‖n. [ Cf. Pg. jambolão a kind of tropical fruit. ] (Bot.) A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America (Calyptranthes Jambolana), with astringent bark, used for dyeing. It bears an edible fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etym. uncertain. Cf. Jambone. ] 1. A noisy or unrestrained carousal or frolic; a spree. [ Slang ] Kipling.

A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front of the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on his jamboree. W. A. Fraser. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. a large festive gathering. [ PJC ]

3. an assembly of boy scouts, usually at the national or international level, including camping among the activities; -- a term adopted by the Boy Scouts organization. [ PJC ]

{ , n. [ Hind. jambū, jambūl, prop., the rose-apple tree or its fruit, fr. Skr. jambu, jambū. ] The Java plum; also, a drug obtained from its bark and seeds, formerly used as a remedy for diabetes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. pl. [ Cf. F. lambeau. Cf. Label. ] (Anc. Armor) Same as Base, n., 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pg. ] A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A beverage made of wine, ale (or milk), sugar, etc. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] [ Written also rokambole. ] (Bot.) A name of Allium Scorodoprasum and Allium Ascalonium, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called shallot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Rocambole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. zambo bandy-legged, the child of a negro and an Indian; prob. of African origin. ] 1. A negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; -- formerly used colloquially or with humorous intent, but now considered offensive or racist by African-Americans. [ Derogatory and offensive ] A children's book named Little Black Sambo was at one time popular in elementary schools, but the book has been removed from reading lists in many American schools due to the development of a reduced acceptance of patronizing depictions of negros, as well as the negative associations of the word itself. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

2. In Central America, an Indian and negro half-breed, or mixed blood. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Sp. zambo, sambo. ] A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Same as Sambur. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A boat or vessel propelled by steam power; -- generally used of river or coasting craft, as distinguished from ocean steamers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The occupation or business of running a steamboat, or of transporting merchandise, passengers, etc., by steamboats. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bookbinding) The shearing of a pile of books which are as yet uncovered, or out of boards. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Mus.) A kind of small flat drum; a tambourine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small frame, commonly circular, and somewhat resembling a tambourine, used for stretching, and firmly holding, a portion of cloth that is to be embroidered; also, the embroidery done upon such a frame; -- called also, in the latter sense, tambour work. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Arch.) Same as Drum, n., 2(d). [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Fort.) A work usually in the form of a redan, to inclose a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a larger work. It is arranged like a stockade. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Physiol.) A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more of these are connected by an India rubber tube, and used to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of any pulsating artery. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tamboured p. pr. & vb. n. Tambouring. ] To embroider on a tambour. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Mus.) A stringed musical instrument resembling a lute but lacking frets, with a small round body and a long neck, used to produce an accompaniment for singing; -- called also tambur, tambour, and tampur. [ Also spelled tambura. ] [ PJC ]

n. [ F. See Tambourine. ] 1. A tambourine. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) An old Provençal dance of a lively character, common on the stage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. tambourin; cf. It. tamburino. See Tambour, and cf. Tamborine. ] A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin, played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a timbrel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A South American wild dove (Tympanistria tympanistria), mostly white, with black-tiped wings and tail. Its resonant note is said to be ventriloquous. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]