skimble-scamble

skimble-scamble
/skim"beuhl skam'beuhl; skim"euhl skam'euhl/, adj.
rambling; confused; nonsensical: a skimble-scamble explanation.
Also, skimble-skamble.
[1590-1600; gradational redupl. of dial. scamble to struggle, trample]

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