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fimble

fim·ble
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fim-buh l]
    • /ˈfɪm bəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fim-buh l]
    • /ˈfɪm bəl/

Definitions of fimble word

  • noun fimble the male or staminate plant of hemp, which is harvested before the female or pistillate plant. 1
  • noun fimble The male hemp plant. 1
  • noun fimble the male plant of the hemp, which matures before the female plant 0
  • verb fimble (Intransitive Verb) (dialectal) To fumble; do (anything) imperfectly or irresolutely. 0

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Origin of fimble

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English femaille (hempe) female (hemp)

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Parts of speech for Fimble

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fimble popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

fimble usage trend in Literature

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