Bumbailiff
(formerly) a bailiff or underbailiff employed in serving writs, making arrests, etc.
noun
(Brit, derogatory) (formerly) an officer employed to collect debts and arrest debtors for nonpayment
n.
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to bungle or blunder awkwardly; muddle: He somehow bumbled through two years of college. to stumble or stagger. to speak in a low, stuttering, halting manner; mumble. to do (something) clumsily; botch. an awkward blunder. to make a buzzing, humming sound, as a bee. Historical Examples Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) Charles Dickens Wandering […]
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liable to make awkward blunders: a bumbling mechanic. clumsily incompetent or ineffectual: bumbling diplomacy. the act or practice of making blunders: The bumbling of their officers cost them the battle. to bungle or blunder awkwardly; muddle: He somehow bumbled through two years of college. to stumble or stagger. to speak in a low, stuttering, halting […]
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