Definition of shamble

• n. - One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.
• n. - A place where butcher's meat is sold.
• n. - A place for slaughtering animals for meat.
• v. i. - To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along.