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jumble
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jumble \Jum"ble\, v. i. To meet or unite in a confused way; to mix confusedly. --Swift. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jumble \Jum"ble\, n.
1. A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order;
as, a jumble of words.
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2. A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped. [Also
spelled jumbal.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jumble \Jum"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jumbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jumbling.] [Prob. fr. jump, i. e., to make to jump, or shake.] To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up. [1913 Webster] Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together? --Burton. [1913 Webster] Every clime and age Jumbled together. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
