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English
Etymology
From obambulate + -ion. From Latin obambulatio.
Noun
obambulation (countable and uncountable, plural obambulations)
- (obsolete) Wandering about; a casual outing.
1600, Matthew Sutcliffe, A briefe replie to a certaine odious and slanderous libel ..., London: Arn. Hatfield, page 100:Their stationarie obambulations about the limits of parishes.
1662, William Clark, Marciano; or, the Discovery, reprint edition, published 1871, page 19:Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation: for I am defatigate with session.
1833, Thespiana (pseudonym), “Penny Private Theatres”, in The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, volume XI, page 149:I joined him in one of our obambulations, to witness the performance of Macbeth, and a particular friend of my friend's friend was to sustain the principal character.
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