War"ble (?), n. [Cf. Wormil.]
1. Far. (a)
A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.
(b)
A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles.
2. Zool.
See Wormil.
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War"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Warbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Warbling (?).] [OE. werbelen, OF. werbler; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. wirbeln to turn, to warble, D. wervelen, akin to E. whirl. See Whirl.]
1.
To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory manner; to modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain birds are remarkable for warbling their songs.
2.
To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
If she be right invoked in warbled song.
Milton.
Warbling sweet the nuptial lay.
Trumbull.
3.
To cause to quaver or vibrate.
"And touch the
warbled string."
Milton.
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War"ble, v. i.
1.
To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
Such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat.
Gay.
3.
To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations.
"Birds on the branches
warbling."
Milton.
3.
To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.
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War"ble, n.
A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
And he, the wondrous child,
Whose silver warble wild
Outvalued every pulsing sound.
Emerson.
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