Ham'ble (hăm'b'l) transitive verb [ Middle English hamelen to mutilate, Anglo-Saxon hamelian ; akin to Old High German hamalōn to mutilate, hamal mutilated, ham mutilated, Icelandic hamla to mutilate. Confer Hamper to fetter.] To hamstring.... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/9