"dumble" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dumbles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dumble (plural dumbles)
  1. (Nottinghamshire) A dale with a stream.
    Sense id: en-dumble-en-noun-brpCGHHY Categories (other): Nottinghamshire English
  2. (East Yorkshire) The club rush. Tags: East, Yorkshire Categories (place): Landforms Categories (lifeform): Sedges
    Sense id: en-dumble-en-noun-D5hts5Wh Disambiguation of Landforms: 14 86 Disambiguation of Sedges: 3 97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dumbledore

Inflected forms

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