Nimble
Nimble (nim"b'l) , adjective
[Old English nimel, prob. orig., quick at seizing, from nimen to take, Anglo-Saxon niman; akin to Dutch nemen, German nehmen, Old High German neman, Icelandic nema, Gothic nima, and prob. to Greek ne`mein to distribute. r 7. Compare Nomand, Numb.]
Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift.
Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails.
Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed, nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc.
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Nimble Will (Botany) , a slender, branching, American grass (Muhlenbergia diffusa), of some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley.