Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Ramble

Ramble (ram"b'l) , intransitive verb

[For rammle, from Prov. English rame to roam. Compare Roam.]

1.
To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the world.
He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness, what is his liberty better than if driven up and down as a bubble by the wind? — Locke
2.
To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
3.
To extend or grow at random. — Thomson

Ramble , noun

1.
A going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation.
Coming home, after a short Christmas ramble. — Swift
2.
(Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the seam. — Raymond
3.
A section of woods suitable for leisurely walking.
4.
a type of dance; as, the Muskrat ramble.