to wabble

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

1) In the Western States, to make free use of one's tongue; to be a ready speaker.


2) To move from side to side; to vacillate. A low and barbarous word, says Dr. Johnson. It is provincial in England.--Forby's Glossary.

The sleighs wabbled and warped from side to side, the riders screamed and hooted at each other.--Margaret, p. 174.

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