Dumble vs Dimble - What's the difference?
dumble | dimble |
(UK, dialectal) A dale with a stream
* 1859 John Blenkarn, British timber trees: a practical treatise on the raising, management, and value of British timber , G. Routledge, page 110:
* 1999 Paul A. Biggs & Sandra Biggs, Best Tea Shop Walks in Nottinghamshire , Sigma Leisure, page 106:
(slang) A stupid person.
As nouns the difference between dumble and dimble
is that dumble is a dale with a stream while dimble is a bower; a dingle.dumble
English
Noun
(en noun)- When a stream runs in a deep dell, particularly in clay districts, the steep banks and stream form what are called a “dumble ” in Nottinghamshire.
- Lambley is famous for its ‘dumbles'.’ A '''dumble''' being a local name for a shallow dale with a stream. D.H. Lawrence is reputed to have enjoyed walking the Lambley ' Dumbles.