Definition of: gambol

(gam′bəl) v.i. ·boled or ·bolled, ·bol·ing or ·bol·ling
To skip or leap about in play; frolic. See synonyms under FRISK, LEAP.
—noun A skipping about in sport. See synonyms under FROLIC, SPORT. ♦ Homophone: gamble. [Earlier gambald <F gambader <gambade a spring, leap <Ital. gambata <gamba leg]